Waterways Ireland

Waterways Ireland (Irish: Uiscebhealaí Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Watterweys Airlann)^[1] is one of the six all-Ireland North/South implementation bodies established under the 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
Uiscebhealaí Éireann (Irish)
Watterweys Airlann (Ulster-Scots)

Implementation body overview
Formed	1999
Jurisdiction	Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland
Headquarters	Enniskillen, County Fermanagh
Parent department	Northern Ireland Assembly Government of Ireland
Key document	Belfast Agreement, 1999
Website	www.waterwaysireland.org

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.

Waterways Ireland Daewoo Solar 150LC-V crawler excavator, used for canal maintenance.

See also

• Canals of Ireland
• Rivers of Ireland

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.

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