Aquatic Tourism
8,400 Boats On Shannon Navigation Shows Big Demand For Mooring & Services, Says Tourism Masterplan
31st March 2020 Aquatic Tourism The Shannon Navigation plays hosts to some 8,400 boats, according to the draft tourism masterplan currently open for public consultation. And the figure of predominantly private leisure vessels far exceeds the number of berthing spaces, which total 4,500 across 58…
Shannon Tourism Masterplan Public Consultation to Continue Online Amid Covid-19 Restrictions
24th March 2020 Aquatic Tourism Waterways Ireland is continuing its public consultation on its Shannon tourism masterplan but has urged members of the public to respond online. The cross-border authority has published its draft masterplan and associated environmental report as part of an 18-month strategy…
Waterways Ireland Urged to Remember Farmers & Floods as it Prepares Tourism Masterplan for Shannon
5th March 2020 Aquatic Tourism Waterways Ireland has been urged to work with farmers who are facing serious flooding on the Shannon, as the agency initiates a new tourism masterplan for the river. IFA Connacht chair Pat Murphy said that it would be a “win,…
Public Consultation Opens On Draft Tourism Masterplan For The Shannon
4th March 2020 Aquatic Tourism Waterways Ireland has announced the opening of a public consultation on the Draft Shannon Tourism Masterplan and Environmental Report today, Wednesday 4 March. The consultation documents will be available to the public both online and in the 10 county council…
Irish Marine Federation Discusses Marina Initiatives at Boot Dusseldorf
27th January 2020 Boot Düsseldorf An Irish Marine Federation committee meeting held at Boot Dusseldorf last week discussed future European tie-ups with the massive German show as a result of Brexit and the loss of the London Boat Show, traditionally a show with a strong…
Bray Cliff Walk Is Top Local Attraction For Irish Independent Readers
21st January 2020 Aquatic Tourism The cliff walk between Bray and Greystones has been named as Ireland’s favourite local attraction by the readers of the Irish Independent. The coastal hiking path between the two Wicklow towns placed tops in the newspaper’s Reader Travel Awards for…
Rejection by Galway County Council for Expansion Plans of Killary Fjord Excursion Operator
31st October 2019 Aquatic Tourism Planning permission has been refused by Galway County Council for a new terminal and other facilities for a company providing boat tours on Killary Fjord. Connemara Sea-Cruise, which own Killary Fjord Boat Tours, sought planning permission for the construction of…
Dublin Port Company (DPC) has launched a public consultation on the future of cruise liner tourism at Dublin Port. To help inform the consultation process, DPC has published a discussion paper setting out key considerations to be addressed. DPC has…
Heritage Minister Josepha Madigan has championed plans to upgrade the Barrow Canal towpath as a 46km blueway as a major economic boon for the communities it connects in counties Laois and Kildare. The upgrade scheme between Lowtown and Athy in…
Research Shows Visitors Spent Nearly €2bn In Ireland’s Coastal Areas In 2018
11th September 2019 Aquatic Tourism Overseas visitors holidaying in Ireland’s coastal areas spent €1.94 billion in 2018, while marine tourism generated €650 million in the same period. That’s according to new research from NUI Galway’s Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU), which also identified activities such…
Over six million visitors to Ireland visited a coastal area last year and almost five million of them took part in a marine-related activity, a study by NUI Galway has found writes Lorna Siggins Most popular water-based activities were sea swimming,…
Luxury Berths In Belfast Harbour Marina Show What Barge-Building Start-Up Can Do
19th August 2019 Aquatic Tourism Two chic barge berths at Belfast Harbour Marina are available for bookings for those looking for a different base to explore Northern Ireland. The berths — named ‘Harland’ and ‘Wolff’ after the city’s iconic shipyard — comprise the renovated barge…
New Joint Venture To Develop Tourism Along Ireland’s Inland Waterways
13th August 2019 Aquatic Tourism The chief executives of Fáilte Ireland and Waterways Ireland met last week to discuss their new Strategic Partnership Programme to develop tourism along the latter’s network of inland waterways. The agreement is focused on delivering “a programme of works to…
The third phase of the Shannon Blueway has been opened by Michael Ring, Minister for Rural and Community Development, in the company of Waterways Ireland’s acting chief executive John McDonagh and Leitrim County Council Cathaoirleach Enda McGloin. The project has…
Ireland is a veritable bounty of beautiful beaches, as TripAdvisor’s latest list of Ireland’s best can attest. But beyond the most highly rated bathing spots around the Irish coast, there exists a number of hidden gems to attract those seeking…
Proposals for a new blueway along the River Barrow have been blocked by planners who objected to the scheme for a hard surface along the 115km of towpath. But as The Irish Times reports, many locals and users of the…
