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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

08/02 : Lisburn: Talk on Bob & Christine Har ...
14/02-18/02 : The 2007 Allianz Boat Show at the RDS S ...
17/02 : Boyne Canal Action Group, meet Oldbridge ...
17/02 : PWCs - Open meeting at the Boat Show @2p ...
22/02 : Information Talk on the Boyne Canal rest ...
24/02 : Kilbeggan: Know your boat course: 3 of 3 ...
24/02 : New Ross Marathon (Rowing)
03/03 : IWAI: Shannon Harbour - Meeting changed ...
03/03 : Boyne Canal Action Group, meet Oldbridge ...
08/03 : Lough Erne BranchQuinns Corner: Talk &qu ...
17/03 : Shannon Harbour - Branch Meeting @ 11:30 ...
19/03-10/04 : Sligo: A photographic exhibition showcas ...
22/03 : IWAI Dublin: Northabout Expedition talk ...
23/03 : Athlone: Marine VHF Radio Course.
24/03 : Boyne Canal Action Group, meet Oldbridge ...
28/03 : Lisburn: Visit to Lagan Weir and guided ...
30/03 : IWAI Annual General Meeting (AGM) , 30th ...
31/03-01/04 : Killaloe: Marine VHF Radio course organi ...
06/04-08/04 : Shannon Harbour Easter CIC Junior’s w/e
08/04 : New Ross : Air Rescue Display & Bles ...
08/04 : Leitrim, Lough Rynn: Guided walk of the ...
14/04-15/04 : Heritage Boats travel from Monasterevin, ...
14/04 : Killaloe: course - GPS Navigation on inl ...
14/04 : Athlone Branch workparty at Hodson's ...
21/04 : Shannon Harbour Branch meeting and ...
21/04-22/04 : Heritage Boats visit Carlow
21/04 : IWAI Member's Conference - Radisson ...
21/04-22/04 : Carlow: Canal Men's Reunion - Reuni ...
26/04 : Dublin: Talk - History of Dublin's w ...
28/04 : Heritage Boats visit LeighlinBridge
28/04 : Boyne: Small Boats Rally on the Boyne o ...
04/02 : Dublin Branch committee meeting
09/02 : Shannon Harbour Branch Meeting/GPS Talk ...
09/02 : Derg branch meeting.
09/02 : Cruising Club - Engine Maintenance Cour ...
10/02 : Lough Derg branch. Riverside walk along ...
16/02 : Kilbeggan - Know your Boat course: Fibre ...
16/02 : Cruising Club - Engine Maintenance Cour ...
16/02 : Cruising Club - Branch Meeting @18.00 i ...
16/02 : Head of the Shannon
23/02 : IWAI Council Meeting - Mullingar Park Ho ...
27/02 : Lough Allen Catchment Plan Public Meetin ...
28/02 : Water levels on Lough erne
03/03 : Dublin Branch committee meeting
08/03 : Derg branch meeting. Start of Training C ...
08/03 : Dublin Branch Boat Launch
10/03 : Dublin Branch Talk by Noel Griffin on th ...
12/03-13/03 : WET, WINDY and WONDERFUL - Future Opport ...
15/03 : Shannon Harbour Branch Meeting
17/03 : Dublin Branch on the Liffey
21/03-24/03 : Shannon Harbour Easter Junior CIC
21/03-24/03 : Cruising Club - C.I.C to Athlone.
28/03 : Talk: Anchors and Anchorages on the Erne
04/04 : IWAI Annual General Meeting - Glenroyal ...
05/04 : Shannon Harbour annual clean up
05/04 : Shannon Harbour Branch Meeting
12/04 : Derg branch meeting. Start of Art Compet ...
12/04 : GPS Course - For Inland Skippers and the ...
12/04-13/04 : Cruising Club - N.B. Postponed. C.I.C t ...
18/04-20/04 : Shannon Harbour Branch Dry Rally
24/04-27/04 : Malahide: Lombard On-the-water Boat Show ...
27/04 : Boyne navigation small boat rally
27/04 : Enniscorthy River Slaney - small boat ra ...
07/02 : CANCELLED - Shannon Harbour - Branch Mee ...
07/02 : Grand Canal Clean Up
07/02 : Work Party Newry Canal
11/02-11/02 : Boyle River Branch Meeting
14/02 : Derg branch meeting
15/02 : Derg branch work party Woodford River
18/02-22/02 : Irish Marine Federation Dublin Boat Show ...
21/02 : IWAI Council Meeting, Dublin
21/02 : Boatshow Book Signing: by Ruth Delany an ...
22/02 : Derg branch work party Woodford River
25/02 : Newry - Talk: Local biodiversity
26/02 : Lough Erne: Annual Waterways Ireland For ...
27/02 : TABLE QUIZ IN AID OF RNLI
28/02 : Dublin: One-Day Helmsman and ICC course ...
28/02 : Work party Newry Canal
04/03 : Presentation on Shannon Water Abstractio ...
04/03 : Carrick-on-Shannon Branch. Shannon ...
07/03 : Kilbeggan: Know your Boat Course (part 3 ...
07/03 : Grand Canal Clean Up
08/03 : Dublin: Small Boat Rally on the Royal Ca ...
14/03 : Shannon Harbour - Branch Meeting
14/03 : Dublin: One-Day Helmsman and ICC course ...
14/03 : Derg branch meeting LDYC
14/03 : Carne: Coastal Walk organised by the Sla ...
14/03-17/00 : Historical Boat Trips, Swan Island
18/03 : Lough Erne: The history of Crom
18/03 : Lagan: Evening presentation by Clr. Jim ...
21/03 : CEVNI / Helmsman Course Sat 21st March 2 ...
24/03 : Dublin: Talk - Sailing Around the World ...
25/03 : Newry branch meeting
26/03 : Cancelled/Postponed: Workparty, Royal Ca ...
28/03-29/03 : Derg branch, VHF training course , Killa ...
28/03 : Carrick-on-Shannon Branch Meeting
04/04 : Derg branch meeting and table quiz, Gar ...
04/04 : Knockbridge: Newry Canal path walk
04/04 : Carrick-on-Shannon Branch - Presentation ...
05/04 : Small Boat Rally: River Blackwater
05/04 : Irish Boat Jumble
10/04-13/04 : Shannon Harbour - Easter CIC
10/04 : Rathangan: Kildare Branch Easter Rally
11/04-13/04 : Derg branch CinC to Banagher
11/04 : Belturbet Branch's rally to Swan Isl ...
11/04 : Cootehall: Boyle River Branch Cruise-in- ...
11/04 : Newry: Work Party on the Newry Canal
12/04 : Wexford: Slaney Branch Young Mariner Com ...
18/04 : Lough Erne : Vist to Ballyshannon ESB
18/04 : Oldbridge Co. Meath: Boat Rally
20/04 : Dublin: Talk - History of the Grand Cana ...
22/04 : Travels to Antartica - Johnathan Shackle ...
25/04 : Derg branch GPS training course , Killal ...
25/04 : Lough Neagh Boat Trip visit to Rams Isla ...
27/04 : Public Consultation - Draft River Basin ...
28/04 : Water Information Day for North Western ...
28/04 : Public Consultation - Draft River Basin ...
28/04 : Public Consultation - Draft River Basin ...
30/04 : Water Information Day for North Western ...
30/04 : Public Consultation - Draft River Basin ...
13/02 : Derg branch meeting . LDYC, Dromineer, 6 ...
14/02 : Derg branch work party on the Woodford ...
20/02 : Dublin: Workparty in Spencer Dock, Royal ...
25/02 : Lough Erne:Restoration of the Royal Cana ...
27/02 : IWAI Council Meeting, Mullingar park Hot ...
01/03 : Tullamore: Offaly IWAI invites you to a ...
13/03 : Derg branch meeting , Larkins, Garrykenn ...
13/03-14/00 : CruisingClub - St Patricks Day CIC to Ba ...
13/03-14/03 : Cruising Club - St Patricks Day CIC to B ...
14/03 : Small Boat Rally, Thomastown, Royal Cana ...
16/03 : Dublin: Talk - The Canals of Northern Fr ...
23/03 : Barrow Branch - Monthly Members Meeting
25/03 : Lough Erne: Annual brief by Waterways Ir ...
27/03 : Cancelled - Dublin: IWAI Helmsman E ...
27/03 : Carrick-on-Shannon Branch Meeting, ...
02/04-05/04 : Kildare branch Easter Rally, Edenderry C ...
02/04-05/04 : Cruising CLub - CIC Easter Weekend
03/04-05/04 : Derg branch CIC Terryglass and Woodford ...
10/04 : Derg branch meeting , Portumna, 8.00 pm.
10/04 : Dublin: Learn the workings of a canal Lo ...
11/04 : Small Boat Rally - Robertstown to Pollar ...
24/04 : Derg branch barbecue for new members.
24/04 : Lough Erne:Visit to Arigna Mines
28/04-29/04 : Seminar "Working Together Better fo ...
30/04 : IWAI Annual General Meeting, new Date 30 ...
05/02 : Errina Canal Work Party
12/02 : Dublin: Workparty at the GCD Graving Doc ...
12/02 : Errina Canal Work Party CANCELLED
26/02 : Dublin: Workparty at the GCD Graving Doc ...
26/02 : Barrow Branch - monthly meeting
27/02 : Dublin: Small Boat Rally on the River Li ...
05/03 : IWAI Council Meeting, Bush Hotel, Carric ...
14/03 : Dublin: A 1st Briefing for those conttem ...
15/03 : newry branch hosts talk on history of th ...
19/03 : Kildare Lowtown Cruise in Company
22/03 : Barrow Branch - monthly meeting
26/03 : Derg Branch Road Trip to Boyne Canal
27/03 : Dun Laoghaire: Boat Jumble at the Carli ...
02/04 : Visit to Greenore museum and Cooley Dist ...
10/04 : CANCELLED: Small Boat Rally on the Grand ...
15/04 : IWAI Annual General Meeting, Lough Ree Y ...
16/04-17/04 : Dublin:Lock Training
19/04-22/04 : newry branch visit to manchester ship ca ...
22/04-25/04 : Kildare branch Easter Rally Rathangan &a ...
23/04-25/04 : Derg Branch Noodle
25/04 : Annual Easter Monday Boat Fayre & Ju ...
26/04 : Barrow Branch - monthly meeting
28/04 : RIVER SHANNON PROTECTION ALLIANCE PUBLIC ...
30/04-28/05 : Dublin: The Dublin Rally
30/04-02/05 : Derg Branch CIC to Limerick for Riverfes ...
30/04-02/05 : May Weekend Rally: Slyguff/Goresbr ...
06/02 : Dublin: IWAI Dublin Branch Meeting
11/02 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Work Party, Sa ...
12/02 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Valentine' ...
14/02 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Monthly meetin ...
18/02 : Dublin: IWAI Dublin Branch Workparty: Sp ...
19/02 : Dublin: Small Boat Rally: Royal Canal, D ...
25/02 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Work Party, Sa ...
27/02 : Dublin: talk by Dick Warner - "Why ...
05/03 : Offaly Branch: Know Your Boat Course Mod ...
05/03 : Dublin: IWAI Dublin Branch Meeting
10/03 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Work Party, Sa ...
10/03 : Dublin: IWAI Dublin Branch Workparty: Gr ...
13/03 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Monthly meetin ...
17/03 : Dublin: Small Boat Rally: River Liffey.
24/03 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Work Party, Sa ...
24/03 : Dublin: IWAI Dublin Branch Workparty: Gr ...
31/03-01/04 : Dublin: The Five Lamps Festival
02/04 : Dublin: IWAI Dublin Branch Meeting
10/04 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Monthly meetin ...
14/04 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Work Party, Sa ...
14/04 : Dublin: IWAI Dublin Branch Workparty: Gr ...
14/04 : IWAI Carrick-on-Shannon Branch Meeting S ...
28/04 : Boyne Navigation Branch - Work Party, Sa ...
28/04 : Dublin: Lock Training
30/04 : Dublin: IWAI Dublin Branch Meeting

News

Berths for Rent in Shannon Harbour
River Suir Newsletter
2011 Green Diesel Tax Return Form
Dublin City Water Plans for Shannon
Carrick Craft to operate hire boats on Lower Bann
LOUGH ERNE - Invasive Species Group established.
PRESS RELEASE - Recent Sinkings
NEW POWERBOAT BRANCH
IWAI Response to draft WI Bye-Laws
ULSTER CANAL DRAFT PLAN RELEASED
New Tug Boat for WI
Mary McAleese Opens 50th Shannon Boat Rally
ROYAL CANAL - New Guide now Available
IWAI BRANDED LIFEJACKETS NOW IN STOCK
ROYAL CANAL REOPENING EVENTS CALENDAR

Latest Navigation News

SHANNON NAVIGATION - Ardanacrush Headrace - Cloonlara Bridge
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Carrick-on-Shannon Hazard Removed
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Limerick City - Dredging Works
GRAND CANAL - Ardclough - Stoppage
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Lough Allen Canal - Bank Repairs
ERNE NAVIGATION - Enniskillen - Portora Lock Closed
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Clondara - Lock Gate Works
SPECIAL NOTICE TO MARINERS
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Limerick - Depths
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Tarmonbarry - Barges adrift
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Lough Ree - Firing Range mark off station
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Carrick on Shannon - Hazard to navigation
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Shannonbridge - Interruption to Power Supply
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Ardnacrusha Headrace - Cloonlara Bridge
SEW - Eastern end restriction
GRAND CANAL - Naas Branch - Water Levels
ROYAL CANAL - 14th Lock - Stoppage
GRAND CANAL - BARROW LINE - Monasterevin Closure
GRAND CANAL - Lullymore to Ticknevin - Closure
SHANNON NAVIGATION - Lough Derg - Marker Colour Change

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