The most important event of the inland waterways year occurred on 10 November 2011. It was the publication by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform of the document Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012–16 Medium Term Exchequer FrameworkWaterways Ireland, and the aspects of the Irish waterways for which it is…

Here we are, first week in June and we haven't been boating yet. We're having some major reconstruction done at Riversdale, on the Shannon–Erne Waterway, and we decided to go a bit further than we originally intended. You know how these things happen. The thing is, it's very tempting: Riversdale…

As the cuts begin to bite, it may be time to look at the British direction for our waterways, writes Brian J Goggin Foreign weatherThe other night, I went to the inaugural meeting of a new lobby group called the Campaign for Real Irish Weather (CRIW). The group’s aims are…

With the boat laid up for winter, there’s a chance to think about some of the smaller and less-well-known navigations In winter, when the vegetation has died back, it’s easier to see hidden features, and (if it’s not raining) the light is often very good for taking photographs. Several of…

As the cuts begin to bite, it may be time to look at the British direction for our waterways, writes Brian J Goggin Foreign weatherThe other night, I went to the inaugural meeting of a new lobby group called the Campaign for Real Irish Weather (CRIW). The group's aims are…

With the boat laid up for winter, there's a chance to think about some of the smaller and less-well-known navigations on our inland waterways. In winter, when the vegetation has died back, it's easier to see hidden features, and (if it's not raining) the light is often very good for…