Waterways Ireland from a personal view of a hire boater
MARINE NOTICE, No 11 of 2016
Shannon Navigation
Ballina Floating Moorings
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise all users that the floating moorings located downstream of the Killaloe-Ballina town bridge, on the Ballina side , are closed to the public due to damage as a result of high water levels and storms.
A further Marine Notice will advise.
Charles Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 11 Feb 2016
MARINE NOTICE, No 10 of 2016
Shannon Navigation
Mountshannon – Floating Moorings
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise all users that the floating moorings located in Mountshannon Harbour are closed to the public due to damage as a result of high water levels and storms.
A further Marine Notice will advise.
Charles Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 11 Feb 2016
MARINE NOTICE, No 9 of 2016
Shannon Navigation
Limerick,
Arthur’s Quay Floating Breakwater
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise that the floating breakwater located adjacent to Arthur’s Quay mooring at the entrance to the Abbey River has carried away and will remain secured at the entrance to Sarsfield’s Lock downstream of the weir until repairs can be effected. A further Marine Notice will advise.
Masters should proceed with the utmost caution when navigating in this section of the navigation and do so only when there is minimum flow.
Charles Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 8 Feb 2016
MARINE NOTICE, No 8 of 2016
ROYAL CANAL
Closed at Fowlard’s Bridge Co.Longford
Waterways Ireland wishes to advise that the canal is closed at Fowlard’s Bridge , where it meets the N55 north of Ballymahon, with immediate effect until 16th March for essential bridge maintenance works by Longford Co.Co.
Charles Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 8 Feb 2016
MARINE NOTICE, No 7 of 2016
Boat Passage IN and OUT of Dublin 2016
ROYAL AND GRAND CANALS
Please see below updated information for masters and owners on boat passages in or out of Dublin on the Royal & Grand Canals in 2016. Movements in or out of the city will be organised by prior arrangement to take place as a single movement in one day. Boaters will be facilitated to travel the system if their passage is considered to be safe by Waterways Ireland and they have the valid permit(s) for mooring and passage.
For boat passage through the locks east of Lock 12 into / out from Dublin on either the Royal or Grand Canals, Masters are requested to contact the Waterways Ireland Eastern Regional Office (M-F 9.30am-4.30pm) on tel: ++353-(0)1-868-0148 or email dublincanals@waterwaysireland.org prior to making passage in order to plan the necessary lock-keeping assistance arrangements.
On the Grand Canal a minimum of two days notice prior to planned passage should be given and, with the exception of pre-arranged events, a maximum of 2 boats per day will be taken through the locks, travelling either east or west.
On the Royal Canal two weeks’ notice of bridge passage (Newcomen Lifting Bridge) is required for the pre-set lift date, and lock assistance will then also be arranged. A minimum of 2 boats is required for a bridge lift to go ahead, please have available length, beam, water & air drafts of your craft, and phone / email details at time of making contact. The pre-set lift dates are set out in MN 006 of 2016.
Masters and owners are also reminded to ensure they have the following before making the passage through the city locks:
Passages can be arranged in the boating season from mid-March to end of October, note that aquatic weed is generally more prevalent as the season progresses beyond Spring and may hamper passage. Boaters will be facilitated as far as practicable although Waterways Ireland cannot guarantee that passage will be possible on every planned date. Early contact will greatly assist planning and facilitate the making of the necessary arrangements.
C.J.Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 2 Feb 2016
