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Shannon Navigation - Limerick - Opening times for Sarsfield Lock 2025

Posted: 04/04/2025

Marine Notice – Office of Public Works Regatta – River Inny

Posted: 04/04/2025

Update – Lough Key Now Fully Open

Posted: 04/04/2025

Marine Notice – Public Harbour End of Winter Mooring Period

Posted: 01/04/2025

Grand Canal Closure at Devonshire Bridge

Posted: 27/03/2025

Low Water - All Navigations - Cautionary Warning

Posted: 27/03/2025

Posted: 20/03/2025

Posted: 19/03/2025

Update – Grand Canal – Navigation Blocked at Pollagh

Posted: 19/03/2025

Grand Canal & Greenway Closure at L'Estrange Bridge

Posted: 19/03/2025

UPDATED Shannon Navigation - Dromod Harbour - Service Block Closure Extended to 28 March 2025

Posted: 19/03/2025

Grand Canal Navigation Blocked at Pollagh – 17 March 2025

Posted: 17/03/2025

Royal Canal, Dublin Newcomen Bridge Lift Dates 2025

Posted: 14/03/2025

Shannon Navigation Hazard: Low-Hanging Wires at Hartley Bridge

Posted: 14/03/2025

Erne System - Enniskillen IWAI St Patrick’s Illuminated Flotilla 

Posted: 14/03/2025

All Navigations Update on Recovery Efforts Following Storm Éowyn and Winter Weather Events - as at 14 March 2025

Posted: 14/03/2025

Posted: 03/03/2025

UPDATED Shannon Navigation Athlone Lock Temporary Closure – Extended to 4 March 2025

Posted: 28/02/2025

Grand Canal 12th Lock to Hazelhatch

Posted: 28/02/2025

Shannon Navigation Boyle Harbour Wednesday 5th March to Friday 7th March 2025

Posted: 26/02/2025

Shannon Navigation Roosky Dry Dock Thursday 26th February - Friday 18th April 2025

Posted: 26/02/2025

Erne System - Enniskillen Erne Eights Head of The River Rowing Race Saturday 1st March 2025

Posted: 26/02/2025

Shannon Navigation Dromod Harbour Service Block Closure Extended to 14 March

Posted: 26/02/2025

Shannon Navigation Athlone Lock Temporary Closure

Posted: 24/02/2025

Grand Canal Barrow Line Lowering of Water Level

Posted: 20/02/2025

Erne System Enniskillen Closure of Henry Street Jetties on 21st – 22nd February 2025

Posted: 19/02/2025

Royal Canal Essential Tree Works - The Maws, Kilcock Restricted Access from 19th to 22nd February

Posted: 18/02/2025

Lower Bann Cutts Lock Closure – 20th Feb for 6 weeks

Posted: 18/02/2025

UPDATED SHANNON - ERNE WATERWAY NOTICE OF WORKS AND ASSOCIATED NAVIGATION CLOSURE Extended to Friday 21st February 2025

Posted: 10/02/2025

Royal Canal Events on Feb 15th, March 1st and March 17th

Posted: 10/02/2025

Barrow Navigation Closure of Blueway – Fisherstown to Courtwood From 7th February to 14th March 2025

Posted: 06/02/2025

UPDATED Storm Damage Assessment and Updates- Storm Éowyn Closure of Shannon Erne Waterway

Posted: 29/01/2025

All Navigations Storm Damage Assessment and Updates- Storm Éowyn

Posted: 27/01/2025

All Navigations Weather Warning: Severe Storm Éowyn

Posted: 23/01/2025

All Navigations Status Red & Orange - Wind Warnings for Friday 24th January 2025

Posted: 22/01/2025

UPDATED All Navigations Status Red & Orange - Wind Warnings for Friday 24th January 2025

Posted: 22/01/2025

Grand Canal Lock 15 – Reopening 23rd January 2025

Posted: 17/01/2025

Shannon Navigation Albert Lock – Closure 16 January 2025

Posted: 10/01/2025

Grand Canal Greenway Closure and Low Water Levels Toberdaly Bridge to Rhode Bridge, Co Offaly

Posted: 10/01/2025

Posted: 09/01/2025

General Information on using Waterways Ireland navigations

Posted: 03/01/2025

All Navigations Status Orange Snow - Ice Warning

Posted: 03/01/2025

Posted: 20/12/2024

UPDATE Grand Canal Lowtown Canal Reopened

Posted: 18/12/2024

Shannon Navigation Dromineer UPDATED – Jetties Reopened

Posted: 17/12/2024

Erne System Enniskillen Operation of Portora Lock gates over Christmas Period

Posted: 17/12/2024

Grand Canal Lock 15 – Closed Until 15 Jan 2025

Posted: 16/12/2024

Shannon Erne Waterway Notice of locks and facilities closure 23 Dec 2024 to 01 Jan 2025

Posted: 16/12/2024

Shannon-Erne Waterway Notice of Works and Associated Navigation Closure

Posted: 16/12/2024

Shannon Navigation Dromineer Jetties closed until further notice due to storm damage

Posted: 11/12/2024

Grand Canal Lowtown Canal blocked due to sunken vessel

Posted: 11/12/2024

Royal Canal, Dublin Navigation Restriction - Lock 10 Royal Canal

Posted: 10/12/2024

Shannon Navigation Lough Key Jetty Closed Until Further Notice

Posted: 09/12/2024

Grand Canal Belmont Bridge – L’Estrange Bridge, EXTENDED – To December 20th 2024

Posted: 06/12/2024

All Navigations Storm Darragh. Status Red Wind Warning for Leitrim, Galway, Clare, Donegal, Sligo, Mayo. Status Orange wind warning for all counties.

Posted: 06/12/2024

Royal Canal Longwood Canal closed until 1st March 2025 Essential repairs to aqueduct

Posted: 03/12/2024

Grand Canal Hazelhatch Notice of Canal Bank Clearance and Cleanup

Posted: 25/11/2024

Barrow Navigation Rathvindon Lock Lock Closure –20th November to 16th December 2024

Posted: 20/11/2024

Grand Canal - Barrow Line – 24th Level Notice of reduced water levels 18th November 2024 to 29th November 2024

Posted: 20/11/2024

Shannon Navigation Dromod Harbour Service Block Closed for construction works from 18th Nov 2024 to 31st Jan 2025

Posted: 20/11/2024

Shannon Navigation Lough Bofin Green Navigation Marker- Perch No. 384 Off Station

Posted: 12/11/2024

Royal Canal Towpath, Broombridge area Lock 7 to Ratoath Road – Upcoming Periodic Closures for Maintenance Works

Posted: 12/11/2024

Lower Bann Navigation Essential navigation channel maintenance works Tree cutting and vegetation trimming at various locations From 11 November for 3 weeks

Posted: 12/11/2024

Erne System Erne Fours Head of The River Rowing Race Saturday 16th November 2024

Posted: 12/11/2024

Grand Canal, Royal Canal and Barrow Navigation Renewal of permits for vessels Canal Act 1986 (Bye-Laws) 1988

Posted: 06/11/2024

Erne System Portora Lock Repair Works 4th – 11th November 2024

Posted: 04/11/2024

Posted: 31/10/2024

Shannon Navigation Killaloe Canal Closure from 02 November 2024

Posted: 31/10/2024

Erne System Enniskillen Enniskillen Halloween Fireworks Festival

Posted: 29/10/2024

Grand Canal Lock 15 – Closed Until Further Notice

Posted: 26/10/2024

Grand Canal Belmont Bridge – L’Estrange Bridge

Posted: 26/10/2024

Shannon Navigation Lough Derg - Garrykennedy Red Navigation Marker- Conical No. 1193 Off Station

Posted: 21/10/2024

Shannon Navigation Albert Lock Power Outage – Lock closed until further notice

Posted: 21/10/2024

Erne System Enniskillen Operation of Portora Lock

Posted: 18/10/2024

Erne System Round ‘O’ and Carrybridge Power bollards isolated for winter period

Posted: 18/10/2024

Shannon Navigation Albert Lock Tuesday 15th October 2024

Posted: 15/10/2024

Shannon Navigation Roosky Lifting Bridge, Roosky, Co. Leitrim Wednesday 16th – Friday 18th October 2024

Posted: 15/10/2024

Barrow Navigation Upper Ballyellen

Posted: 10/10/2024

Shannon Navigation Ordinary Summer Levels in all areas Cautionary warning

Posted: 10/10/2024

Erne System Enniskillen Erne Pike Classic 11th - 13th October 2024

Posted: 09/10/2024

Shannon Navigation Albert Lock - Operation Restrictions

Posted: 07/10/2024

Erne System Enniskillen Lough Erne Heritage Festival

Posted: 03/10/2024

Erne System Portora Lock Closure 8th October 2024

Posted: 01/10/2024

Erne System World Championship Predator Boat Fishing Competition 3rd – 5th October 2024

Posted: 01/10/2024

Shannon Navigation & Shannon-Erne Waterway Winter Mooring Period 2024-2025

Posted: 01/10/2024

Royal Canal 39th Level Low water levels from 30th September for 2 weeks

Posted: 30/09/2024

Grand Canal Hazelhatch Notice of Relocation of Vessels for Greenway Development Works

Posted: 30/09/2024

UPDATED Shannon Navigation Spencer Harbour, Derrynahinch, Co. Leitrim Reopening Friday 18th October 2024

Posted: 30/09/2024

New Code of Practice for Safe Operation of Recreational Craft

Posted: 23/09/2024

Grand Canal Lowtown Marathon Kayak Race – 13 October 2024

Posted: 23/09/2024

Shannon - Erne Waterway Ballinamore Notice of Service Block Closure

Posted: 18/09/2024

Posted: 16/09/2024

Updated Shannon Navigation Lough Derg – Killaloe and Ballina Navigation Closure Quest Lough Derg event Fri 20 and Sat 21 September 2024

Posted: 16/09/2024

Royal Canal, Dublin Newcomen Bridge – Cancellation of bridge lift

Posted: 13/09/2024

Erne System Lower Lough Erne Advance Notice of Reducing Water Levels

Posted: 12/09/2024

Shannon Navigation Ardnacrusha Tailrace Parteen Bridge repairs From 16th Sept 2024 for one week

Posted: 11/09/2024

Shannon Navigation Lough Allen Canal Vegetation Removal 5th September - 23rd December 2024

Posted: 05/09/2024

Shannon-Erne Waterway Vegetation Management September 2024 to February 2025

Posted: 05/09/2024

Barrow Line – Cardington Athy Notice of short intermittent disruptions

Posted: 03/09/2024

SHANNON NAVIGATION LOW WATER LEVELS ON UPSTREAM APPROACH TO VICTORIA LOCK CAUTIONARY WARNING

Posted: 30/08/2024

Shannon Navigation Portumna Ballymacegan Island Diving Operations – 26 August to 03 September 2024

Posted: 27/08/2024

Shannon Navigation Battlebridge Lock Closure – 2nd September 2024

Posted: 26/08/2024

Shannon Navigation Underwater Surveys Thursday 29th and Friday 30th August 2024 Site Locations – upstream of Carrick-on-Shannon Water Treatment Plant and downstream of Port Shan, Co. Leitrim.

Posted: 26/08/2024

Shannon Navigation Ardnacrusha Headrace & Tailrace Inspections of Bridges Mon 26th August to Fri 6th Sept 2024

Posted: 23/08/2024

Shannon Navigation Lough Ree Rindoon to Athlone Castle to Castle Swim Saturday 24th August 2024

Posted: 23/08/2024

Shannon Navigation Lough Derg – Killaloe and Ballina Navigation Closure Quest Lough Derg event Fri 20 and Sat 21 September 2024

Posted: 22/08/2024

Shannon Navigation Killaloe and Ballina In river works for Killaloe By-pass bridge From 21 August 2024

Posted: 21/08/2024

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