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Welcome to the official website of the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (IWAI), a voluntary body of waterways enthusiasts, founded in 1954.

Whether a boat enthusiast, historian, archaeologist, or fisherman, you will find something here of interest. Quietly explore the history and navigation of the numerous Irish waterways. Welcome to the Inland Waterways of Ireland

Upcoming Events - News - Navigation Issues

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Upcoming Events

20/06 : Heritage Council Seminar: Towpaths for t ...
23/06-24/06 : 36th Shannon Harbour Canal Boat Rally
23/06 : New Ross - IWAI Boat Rally & mid-Sum ...
23/06 : Workparty - Boyne Navigation Restoration ...
27/06 : Coalisland: Annual Summer Canal Walk (or ...
07/07-15/07 : Lough Derg Rally
07/07 : Workparty - Boyne Navigation Restoration ...
20/07-23/07 : Corrib Summer Rally (organised by Corrib ...
21/07-22/07 : Cruising Club CIC to Ballinasloe
23/07-27/07 : Spinal Injuries Ireland Kayak Challenge
28/07-06/08 : Shannon Boat Rally - Commodore Margare ...
01/08 : Branch Presence at Scariff Harbour Fest ...
03/08-05/08 : Waterford: the Spraoi festival
04/08-06/08 : Lough Derg branch - Sunflower raft and S ...
04/08-11/08 : Cruising Club CIC to Kilrush
06/08-16/08 : Kayaking the Shannon for the Irish Cance ...
11/08-12/08 : Float to the Fleadh - Cruise in Company, ...
15/08-19/08 : Carrick-on-Shannon Water Music Festival
16/08 : Belfast: Lagan Towpath Walk (organised b ...
17/08-24/08 : Join the Cruise in Company up the Canal ...
18/08-27/08 : Lough Neagh Fest
19/08-26/08 : Tullamore: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉire ...
21/08 : Coalisland: Loughfest Canal Walk (organi ...
23/08 : RNLI Open Evening Enniskillen - Supporte ...
25/08-26/00 : Lough Derg Branch cruise in company to T ...
25/08-26/08 : Derg branch cruise in company to Te ...
25/08 : Maynooth: Canal walk and demonstration o ...
25/08-26/08 : Float to the Fleadh - Cruise in Company, ...
26/08 : Clones Erne East 2007 Water Festival, Li ...
19/06-22/06 : Ability West Sponsored Walk - Slieve Blo ...
21/06-22/06 : 37th Shannon Harbour Canal Boat Rally
21/06 : Carrick-on-Shannon Branch - Mid June Sol ...
21/06-22/06 : Derg branch Cruise in Company to join t ...
21/06 : Carrick-on-Shannon Branch invite Power B ...
29/06 : The "See Stallion" departs Dub ...
29/06 : The Viking replica ship "Sea Stalli ...
05/07-12/07 : Lough Derg branch rally
12/07-13/07 : Cruising Club - C.I.C to Banagher / Bal ...
12/07 : Confey: RCAG Dublin and IWAI Dublin Bran ...
12/07 : Sallins: sponsored snorkle along the Gra ...
24/07-04/08 : GO WITH THE FLOW - Shannon Rowing Challe ...
25/07-03/08 : 48th Shannon Boat Rally - Athlone & ...
25/07 : Lough Derg branch Cruise in Company to ...
30/07 : 1807 Maps of Grand Canal/Launch of Float ...
02/08-10/08 : Cruising Club - C.I.C to Lough Ree / Lo ...
02/08-04/08 : Derg branch visit to Scariff Harbour Fe ...
02/08 : Grand Canal Clean Up
15/08-18/08 : Lough Erne visit Corrib
16/08-25/08 : Lough Neagh Fest - 10 days of events on ...
17/08-24/08 : Derg branch members will join the CinC ...
17/08-24/08 : FLOAT to the FLEADH - 17-24 August 08, T ...
20/08-24/08 : Terryglass Arts Festival
23/08-23/08 : Lough Derg branch visit to Terryglass A ...
28/08 : Heritage on Board the Spirit of Dockland ...
30/08 : Confey: Small Boat Rally organised by RC ...
30/08 : Heritage on Board the Spirit of Dockland ...
30/08 : Talk: Restoration of the Royal Canal, Jo ...
31/08 : Dublin: Grand Canal Fund Raising Walk&nb ...
19/06-21/06 : Carrick-on-Shannon Branch - National Fli ...
19/06-21/06 : Thomastown/Enfield: Mullingar RCAG 9th A ...
20/06-21/06 : 38th Shannon Harbour Canal Boat Rally
20/06 : Knockninny: Cruise to Knockninny (Summe ...
20/06 : New Ross Boat Club: Mid Summers B~B~Q (B ...
20/06 : Newry to Portadown: Bike ride in partner ...
28/06 : Carrick-on-Shannon Branch - Lakeland &am ...
04/07 : Grand Canal Clean Up
04/07-11/07 : Derg branch rally
04/07-05/07 : Wexford: Slaney Rally
04/07 : Ram's Island Heritage Day
11/07 : Barrow Branch Cruise to Kilmore Quay
11/07-12/07 : New Ross: River Festival
11/07 : Belturbet branch open boat trip for char ...
12/07 : Dublin: Small Boat Rally on the Grand Ca ...
12/07 : Shannon Hbr: Introduction to dragonflies ...
14/07-17/07 : Barrow, Nore & Suir - cruising the e ...
17/07-19/07 : New Ross, Dunbrody Fest
18/07-19/07 : Lough Derg: Rossmore & Woodford Rive ...
24/07-03/08 : 49th Shannon Boat Rally 2009 Frida ...
25/07 : St. Mullins: Barrow Branch BBQ
29/07 : Public Information Meeting, Clonmacnoise ...
31/07-22/08 : Lough Neagh: RBLNA Boat Rally
31/07-02/08 : Scariff Harbour Festival
31/07-03/08 : Robertstown, Co. Kildare Canal Fest
01/08 : Grand Canal Clean Up
01/08-03/08 : Derg branch CinC Lough Ree
01/08 : Lough Erne: Cruise to Gaelgum Quay (Belt ...
01/08 : Lough Key: Cruise in Company (Boyle Rive ...
01/08-09/08 : Lower Shannon: Summer Cruise Kilrush to ...
02/08-03/08 : Waterford: Spraoi festival
03/08-04/08 : Graiguenamanagh: Regatta (Barrow Branch)
08/08-09/08 : Bagenalstown: Flower Festival
10/08 : Lough Neagh Pirate Battle Ballyron ...
15/08 : Lough Erne: Tall Ships Belfast
16/08-18/08 : Mullingar/Ballynacargy: Royal Western Ra ...
16/08-23/08 : Tullamore: Float to the Fleadh (Offaly B ...
22/08-23/08 : Waterford: City Break CiC (Barrow Branch ...
24/08-25/08 : Abbyshrule/Ballymahon: Royal Western Ral ...
26/08 : IWAI Coalisland Branch. 10th Annua ...
29/08-30/08 : Ballycommon: Offaly IWAI/HBA Rally
29/08 : Oldbridge: Open Day (Boyne Navigation br ...
29/08 : "Locke's Grand Crew Whiskey &qu ...
18/06-20/06 : RCAG 10th Annual Rally, Mullingar
19/06-20/06 : Carrick-on-Shannon Mid Summer Party, Nat ...
19/06 : IWAI Mid-Summer B-B-Q, New Ross Bo ...
19/06-20/06 : 39th Shannon Harbour Canal Boat Rally
19/06-20/06 : RCAG Enfield Mid Summer Town & Canal ...
21/06 : 12th Lock Summer Solstice Canal Walk Dem ...
26/06-27/06 : Carrick-on-Shannon Branch in conjunction ...
27/06 : RCAG Abbeyshrule local boat rally, Abbey ...
04/07 : Ballymahon: RCAG Ballymahon Local Boat R ...
10/07-19/07 : Lough Derg Rally .
11/07 : Cancelled: Dublin: Small Boat Rally, Dig ...
16/07-18/07 : Dunbrody Festival: New Ross.
17/07-18/07 : Cruising Club - CIC to Scariff for a GOU ...
17/07 : Lucan: RCAG Dublin Branch Rolling Rally, ...
17/07 : Leixlip: RCAG Confey Heritage Day & ...
18/07-23/07 : Maynooth/Kilcock: RCAG Rolling Rally Rec ...
23/07-01/08 : 50th Shannon Boat Rally 23rd July to 1st ...
24/07 : IWAI Bahanna Woods Rally & B-B-Q
24/07 : Enfield: RCAG Rolling Rally Reception &a ...
31/07-02/08 : Derg branch CIC to Banagher.
31/07-02/08 : Cruise in Company to Inistioge
01/08-30/08 : Cruising Club - Trip down the Shannon Ea ...
01/08 : Hill of Down: RCAG Flotilla Reception
07/08 : Killucan/Thomastown: RCAG Flotilla Recep ...
08/08-14/08 : Lough Derg Yacht Club Annual Regatta
14/08-15/08 : Waterford City Cruise
14/08 : Mullingar: RCAG Flotilla Reception & ...
20/08 : Mullingar Harbour: RCAG The Great ...
20/08 : Coolnahay: RCAG Coolnahay GWR BBQ & ...
21/08 : Ballynacargy: RCAG Night on the Town
22/08 : Ballymahon: RCAG Canalside Celebrations
27/08-30/08 : Crom Castle , Lough Erne: Classic Yacht ...
28/08 : Launch of BALLYCOMMOM CANAL REGENERATION ...
28/08 : Keenagh/Killashee: RCAG Opening Celebrat ...
29/08 : Abbyshrule: RCAG Grand Festival & Bo ...
23/06 : CLONES CANAL WORKSHOP, VENUE: CREIGHTON ...
25/06-26/06 : Carrick-on-Shannon Branch & Jam ...
26/06 : Waterways Racing, Grand Canal Dock
30/06-03/07 : The Tall Ships: Waterford. There B ...
08/07-10/07 : Haines Owners Club Outing
09/07-17/07 : Lough Derg Rally
18/07-23/07 : NEWRY CANAL FEST & BATH - TUB RACE
22/07-01/08 : 51st Shannon Boat Rally Carrick-on-Shann ...
23/07-24/07 : Barrow Branch Rally - Bahanna Woods.
30/07-01/08 : Lough Derg CIC - Quiet Places
30/07-01/08 : Nore Rally (barrow branch) - Inistioge.& ...
31/07 : Barbecue at the Bridge
12/08-22/08 : RCAG Royal Canal Western Rally
20/08-21/08 : Lough Derg Branch CIC to Meelick fo ...
20/08 : Erne Branch Family Day at Rossigh
27/08 : Lucan: heritage Week event at the 12th L ...
01/06-04/00 : Carrick-on-Shannon Cruise in Company 1st ...
23/06 : Updated: Boyne Navigation Branch - Work ...
23/06 : Newry & Portadown branch annual Newr ...
23/06 : Dublin - Children's event @ the Box ...
29/06-07/07 : Limerick / Shannon Estuary Rally 2012
30/06 : Dublin - Children's event @ the Box ...
07/07-15/07 : Lough Derg Rally 37
07/07 : Updated: Boyne Navigation Branch - Work ...
07/07 : Dublin - Children's event @ the Box ...
10/07 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Monthly meetin ...
14/07 : Dublin - Children's event @ the Box ...
21/07 : Updated: Boyne Navigation Branch - Work ...
21/07 : Dublin - Children's event @ the Box ...
27/07-05/08 : Shannon Boat Rally Fri 27th J ...
27/07-06/08 : Jamestown Heritage Festival
28/07 : Boyne Branch Barbecue
28/07 : Dublin - Children's event @ the Box ...
04/08 : Dublin - Children's event @ the Box ...
10/08-12/08 : Lough Erne Annual Family Day
11/08 : Dublin - Children's event @ the Box ...
14/08 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Monthly meetin ...
18/08-26/08 : The Tall Ships, Dublin
18/08 : Dublin - Children's event @ the Box ...
25/08 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Work Party, Sa ...
25/08-26/08 : Dublin - Children's event @ the Box ...
26/08 : Updated: Boyne Navigation Branch - Herit ...
21/06-30/06 : Dublin: Dublin IWAI Branch meeting
21/06-30/06 : Cruising Club CIC to Carrick-on-Shannon
21/06-22/06 : Carrick-on-Shannon Branch - Solistice Ce ...
22/06 : Boyne Navigation: Work Party - Oldb ...
28/06 : Boyle River Branch Meeting
29/06 : Boyle River Branch Social Event
06/07 : Boyne Navigation - Monthly Meeting
06/07-14/07 : Lough Derg Rally 38
20/07 : Boyne Navigation: Work Party - Oldb ...
20/07-21/07 : Boyle River Branch CIC
26/07-05/08 : 53rd Shannon Boat Rally. Rally The ...
27/07 : Bar-be-que - Oldbridge
03/08-05/08 : Lough Derg Branch CIC
16/08 : Boyle River Branch Meeting
24/08-25/08 : Boyle River Branch CIC
25/08 : Heritage Walk
31/08 : Boyne Navigation: Work Party - Oldb ...
31/08 : Powerboat Branch: Carrick Care Day
31/08 : Boyle River Branch - Jamestown to Drumsn ...

News

New Pedestrian Bridge at Newcomen Bridge
WI Recruiting new CEO
DUNROVIN - Planning Approved
IWAI AGM
IWAI Introduces Gift Voucher Scheme for Membership Subscriptions.
New houseboat facility for Sallins
WI Prosecute harbour hoggers
RNLI Lough Ree Goes live.
New Canal Mooring Licence
Shannon Catchment Flood Risk Management Open Day
NSMC Communique
UML SAFETY NOTICE
Berths for Rent in Shannon Harbour
River Suir Newsletter
Dublin City Water Plans for Shannon

Latest Navigation News

SHANNON NAVIGATION - Athlone to Portumna - SOD Racing
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Lough Ree - Sunken Vessel Removed
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Lough Ree - Killinure - New Navigation Mark
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Lough Ree - Killinure - Regatta Cancelled
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Killaloe Canal - Swim Event
BARROW NAVIGATION - Carlow - Dragon Boat Racing
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Limerick - Sarsfield Lock
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Athlone - Swim Event
SHANNON NAVIGATION & SEW - G8 Security Checks
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Lanesborough - Aquathon
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Limerick - Sarsfield Lock
ERNE NAVIGATION - G8 Summit - Jetty Closures
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Old Athlone Canal & Clonmacnoise
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Lough Ree - Coosan Jetty Restrictions
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Three Counties Pile - Marker Missing
BARROW NAVIGATION - Bagenalstown & Borris Locks - Continuing stoppage
LOUGH NEAGH - Kinnego Bay - Missing Marker
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Snn Hbr/Banagher - Swim event
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Lough Key - Swim Training Area
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Carrick on Shannon - Restricted Mooring

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