Commissioners of Irish Lights

Commissioners of Irish Lights
Coimisinéirí Soilse na hÉireann
Predecessor
  • Irish Lights Department, Port of Dublin Corporation
Formation1867
TypeStatutory corporation
PurposeGeneral lighthouse authority
HeadquartersDún Laoghaire, Ireland
ServicesNavigational aids
Key people
Mark Barr, Chairperson
Yvonne Shields O'Connor, Chief executive
Websitewww.irishlights.ie

The Commissioners of Irish Lights (Irish: Coimisinéirí Soilse na hÉireann), often shortened to Irish Lights or CIL, is the body that serves as the general lighthouse authority for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and their adjacent seas and islands. As the lighthouse authority for the island of Ireland it oversees the coastal lights and navigation marks provided by the local lighthouse authorities, the county councils and port authorities.

Irish Lights is funded through light dues paid into the General Lighthouse Fund (GLF) by ships calling both in Ireland and in Great Britain. The General Lighthouse Fund is managed by the Secretary of State for Transport in the United Kingdom and is split between the three General Lighthouse Authorities.

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