Irish Boating Updates on Inland Waterways, Rivers, Canals and Holidays
Inland waterways Marine Notice No. 27 of 2011 Waterways Ireland advises masters and users that the navigable channel in Shannon Harbour on the Grand Canal is now open. The new house boat facility remains closed to the public as construction…
A new inter-agency response to the rising levels of invasive weed growth on Lough Erne has been launched. The Lough Erne Invasive Species Group (LEISG) brings together Fermanagh District Council, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), Waterways Ireland, the UK's…
The Shannon – Erne Waterway will be re-opened to navigation on Friday 1st. Apr 2011 following winter maintenance work. Details of the opening of the inland waterway are in Marine Notice No. 99.
Enniskillen Marks St.Patrick's Day with Parade of Boats on Lough Erne
14th March 2011 Inland Waterways
An inland waterways Parade of Boats will take place at Castle Island between 12.00pm and 4.00pm and proceed to the Round "O" and from there return to the Broadmedows. Masters are requested by Waterways Ireland to give the parade a…
A private jetty on the Liffey has caused unrest among local anglers, the Circuit Civil Court heard on Thursday. According to The Irish Times, the Dublin and District Salmon Anglers' Association is seeking a court order against entrepreneur David Wright…
The Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (IWAI) has confirmed a number of reports of dead swans found along the Grand Canal in south Dublin. IWAI representative Colin Becker said some of the dead birds were taken away for analysis, while…
Waterways Ireland has reminded all Masters and users of the Grand Canal on Ireland's inland waterways that it intends to move vessels double or tripled berthed on the Grand Canal and Shannon Harbour that contravene the five day rule. The…
Irish boatowners and fishermen have been urged to remain alert to the prospect of so-called 'killer shrimp' invading Ireland's waters. The dikerogammarus villosus shrimp - which has spread aggressively throughout Europe in the past decade and was discovered in England…
Masters and owners on inland waterways have been advised that the winter mooring period ends on Thurs 31 Mar 2011 thereafter Navigation Bye-law No. 17(3) applies i.e. Vessels should not be berthed in the same harbour for longer than the…
Lesser Spotted Ulster's Joe Mahon was on hand to launch the first comprehensive free visitor's guide to the Lagan Canal recently, the Ulster Star reports. http://www.lisburntoday.co.uk/news/local/tv_personality_launches_first_visitors_guide_to_lagan_canal_1_2426647 The new guide provides information on the canal's storied history and its abundance of…
Waterways Ireland, as part of a planned inland waterways programme of improvement works, has installed a floating Weir Boom across the weir at Clarendon Lock, Knockvicar on the Shannon Navigation. Installing the 20m boom was initiated with assembly of the…
A £2.6 million (€3.06 million) project to protect Irish and Scottish waterways from destructive plants was launched earlier this week at Queens University Belfast, First Science reports. The main aim of the project is to control invasive plant species such…
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners of inland waterways vessels moored in the Shannon Harbour area East of Griffith Bridge that contractors working on behalf of Waterways Ireland will be re-filling the drained level East of Griffith Bridge…
An illustrated guide to some of the best canoe tours of Ireland's waterways is soon to be published. Irish Canoe Classics by Eddie Palmer and Tony Monaghan features 34 of the country's finest loughs, canals and rivers - as they…
Waterways Ireland has confirmed that further dredging of the Grand Canal in Dublin will commence this month and continue till the end of April. The canal will be closed to navigation from Lock C4 at Baggot Street to Lock 1…
Waterways Ireland's Role in the Future of Europe's Inland Waterways
17th January 2011 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland, the body in charge of Ireland's inland waterways will host the fourth Waterways Forward Interregional Meeting in September 2011. Waterways Forward brings together 17 partner organisations from 11 EU countries plus Norway and Serbia lead by Stichting Recreatietoervaart…
