Shannon Navigation
Limerick City
Dredging & Associated Works at
Hunt Museum & Arthur’s Quay Moorings
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners that the completion date for these works has been extended until 1 March 2012. Previous Marine Notice 102 of 2011 refers.
Waterways Ireland regrets any inconvenience that this may cause its customers
Limerick City, Custom House and Arthurs Quay Moorings
Custom House Quay
Grand Canal
Ardclough Flood Alleviation Scheme
Canal and Towpath Closure Notice
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners that works will commence on 30th January 2012 necessitating closure of the 13th Level of the Grand Canal at Ardclough, Co. Kildare east of Henry Bridge. The canal will be closed to boat traffic until 17th March 2012.
There will also be no through access on the towpath between Henry Bridge and Aylmer Bridge during this period - See attached diagram showing the works area and surrounding roads.
Waterways Ireland apologises for any inconvenience caused during these works.
Scetch Map of Works Area
Shannon Navigation
Lough Allen Canal
Drumleague to Acres Lake
Bank Repairs
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners that works have commenced to repair the canal bank due to road slippage at Drumhauver, north of Drumleague Lock. The canal will be closed to boat traffic until 10th February 2012.
Passage may be available from time to time during the period by prior arrangement through the Lock keeper at Drumshanbo Lock (353-(0)86 8127522.
Masters are advised to proceed with due caution when navigating this stretch of waterway.
Drumleague Lock
ERNE SYSTEM
Enniskillen
Portora Lock
Fast Flow Rates
Waterways Ireland has been advised by the Rivers Agency that Portora Lock is presently closed. Also, that due to a defective sluice gate on the weir there are fast flow rates in the vicinity of the lock.
Masters are advised to proceed with due caution if navigating in the vicinity of the lock.
Portora Lock closed; © Pas Vite
Erne System
Mooring of Vessels and Boats
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise all masters and owners of vessels and boats on the Erne Navigation that the executive and administrative procedures to initiate prosecutions for contravention of Bye-law 19 of Lough Erne (Navigation) Bye-Laws (Northern Ireland) 1978, (S.R. 1978 No.43) are now in place.
Bye-law 19 states “No master or owner shall permit a vessel or boat to remain moored at or in the vicinity of any public mooring for a continuous period in excess of 48 hours save that a new period of 48 hours shall be deemed to commence following an absence from the mooring for a period of four hours or more”.
Masters and Owners of vessels and boats, particularly those who are presently moored in contravention of this bye-law, may now be liable for prosecution.
Lower Lough Erne
Shannon Navigation
Clondara Canal / Clondra Lock
Lock Gate Maintenance
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners that work will commence on the lock gates of the Clondra Lock commencing on Thurs 19 Jan and will be on-going for a period of four to five weeks.
Waterways Ireland regrets any inconvenience that this may cause and thanks its customers for their cooperation. Alternative passage to Richmond Harbour maybe accessed via the Camlin river loop upstream of Tarmonbarry Lock.
Clondra Lock
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Spezial Notiz für Bootsfahrer 2012
Waterways Ireland hat eine spezielle Notiz für Bootsfahrer herausgegeben. Diese Notiz kann nachgelesen werden indem man das Foto links anklickt.
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Shannon Navigation
Limerick City
Custom House and Arthurs Quay Moorings
Dredged Depth
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners that following recent dredging works at the above locations the minimum depth available is:
Custom House: 1.45m (below weir level)
Arthur’s Quay: 1.80m (below weir level)
Limerick City, Custom House and Arthurs Quay Moorings
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Shannon Navigation
Tarmonbarry
Navigation Hazard
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners that two work barges formerly moored about 400m south of Tarmonbarry Lock, on the western bank, have drifted across the navigation and grounded near the entrance to the Camlin River.
A third barge also moored at the same location may also succumb to the present gales and follow suit.
Masters are advised to keep a sharp look-out and navigate with due caution when in this section of the navigation.
Tarmonbarry Weir and Lock
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Shannon Navigation
Lough Ree
Navigation Hazard
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners that one of the green/yellow buoys fitted with a triangular topmark and marking the safety limits of the Defence Forces firing range at Carnagh, that is between navigation buoys No. 2 and No. 3, has been sighted adrift about 500 m north of Nun’s Island.
Master’s are requested to keep a sharp look-out and navigate with due caution when in this area of the navigation.
Nun's Island; © Captain’s Handbook
Shannon Navigation
Carrick-on-Shannon
Navigation Hazard
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners that a hazard to navigation exists abeam of the floating moorings downstream of the town bridge at Carrick-on-Shannon as a result of a transit van inadvertently entering the navigation from the vicinity of the car park.
A yellow marker indicates the general location of the hazard. Masters are advised to proceed at slow speed and with due caution when navigating and manoeuvring in the vicinity of the marker.
Carrick on Shannon; © Captain’s Handbook
Grand Canal
Navigation Restriction
Kilpatrick Bridge area to Ticknevin Lock
Marine Notice No 124 of 2011 refers.
Closure to navigation of the section of the Grand Canal between Kilpatrick bridge (Lullymore) and Ticknevin Lock will be extended from 21st December 2011 to 29th February 2012.
Waterways Ireland thanks its customers for their on-going co-operation in this matter.
Die neue Ausgabe der IWN (inland waterways news) Volume 38, Number 4, Winter 2011 ist eingetroffen.
Limerick Dredging, Cover photo: © Noel Griffin
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Nächste Ausgabe: Spring 2012 am 2. März 2012
Shannon Navigation
Shannonbridge
Interruption to Electrical Power Supply
Waterways Ireland has been advised by the ESB that there will be an interruption to the electrical power supply to the upstream jetties at Shannonbridge on Mon 12th Dec 2011 from 1030hrs until 1600hrs.
Shannonbridge
