Waterways Ireland

Coordinates: 54°20′36″N 7°38′54″W / 54.3432°N 7.6482°W / 54.3432; -7.6482
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Waterways Ireland
Uiscebhealaí Éireann (Irish)
Watterweys Airlann (Ulster-Scots)
Belfast Agreement, 1999
Websitewww.waterwaysireland.org

Waterways Ireland (

Belfast Agreement in 1999.[2] It is responsible for the management, maintenance, development, and restoration of inland navigable waterways primarily for recreational purposes. Included as inland waterways are the Barrow Navigation, the Erne System, the Grand Canal, the Lower Bann, the Royal Canal, the Shannon–Erne Waterway and the Shannon Navigation
.

Waterways Ireland has its headquarters in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, and regional offices in Carrick-on-Shannon, Dublin, and Scarriff in the Republic of Ireland.

The Waterways Ireland Visitor Centre is located at 2 Grand Canal Quay, Ringsend, Dublin. The building was constructed on the waters of the inner basin of Grand Canal Dock.

Waterways Ireland signpost alongside the Royal Canal upon entering Maynooth in County Kildare.
crawler excavator, used for canal
maintenance.

See also

References

  1. ^ Wattèrgates Airlann is also used.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Tim (14 February 2021). "Waterways Ireland plans to sell Grand Canal graving docks". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

54°20′36″N 7°38′54″W / 54.3432°N 7.6482°W / 54.3432; -7.6482