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Tue 03 Mar 2007Giant barriers proposed to protect Dublin from seaDublin City Council is to examine the possibility of building three giant barriers in Dublin Bay to protect the city from flooding due to global warming.City engineers have begun an initial study into the feasibility of the tidal barrages as a long-term option to protect the city against rising sea levels predicted due to climate change.