Waterways Ireland

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 (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. 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 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.

References

↑ Wattèrgates Airlann is also used.

Rivers of Ireland

List

Flowing north	Bann Bush Foyle Roe

Flowing to the Irish Sea	Avoca Boyne Camac Castletown Dargle Dodder Fane Lagan Liffey Naniken Newry Poddle Quoile Santry Slaney Tolka Vartry

Flowing to the Celtic Sea	Bandon Blackwater Lee Mahon The Three Sisters Barrow Nore Suir

Flowing to the Atlantic	Clare Corrib Erne Eske Feale Ferta Fergus Moy Robe Shannon Swilly

Tributaries of the Shannon	Abbey River Boyle River Brosna Deel Inny Maigue Mulkear River Nenagh River Suck

River names in italics indicate rivers which are partially or wholly in Northern Ireland, with the rest being wholly in the Republic of Ireland

Ireland topics

History

Timeline	Prehistory Protohistory Early history Gaelic Ireland / Lordship of Ireland 800–1169 1169–1536 Kingdom of Ireland 1536–1691 1691–1801 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801–1923 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland since 1922 Irish Free State (1922–1937) Ireland (since 1922)

Events	Battles of Tara / Glenmama / Clontarf Norman invasion Bruce campaign Black Death Tudor conquest Desmond Rebellions Spanish Armada Tyrone's Rebellion Flight of the Earls Plantation of Ulster 1641 Rebellion / Confederate War Cromwellian conquest / Settlement of 1652 Williamite War Penal Laws First Great Famine 1798 Rebellion Act of Union (1800) 1803 Rebellion Tithe War Second Great Famine Land War Fenian Rising Dublin Lock-out Home Rule crisis Easter Rising War of Independence Anglo-Irish Treaty Civil War The Emergency IRA Northern Campaign IRA Border Campaign The Troubles Peace process Economy of the Republic of Ireland Celtic Tiger Post-2008 Irish economic downturn Post-2008 Irish banking crisis

Other topics	List of conflicts in Ireland List of Irish tribes List of High Kings Gaelic clothing and fashion List of World Heritage Sites in the Republic of Ireland

Geography

Natural	Climate Coastline Extreme points Fauna Islands Loughs Mountains Rivers list List of national parks of the Republic of Ireland / in Northern Ireland

Human	Architecture Notable buildings Tallest buildings and structures Cities Counties Demographics of the Republic of Ireland / of Northern Ireland Ports Provinces ROI–UK border Towns Tourist attractions Transport

Politics

Ideologies	Nationalism Republicanism Ulster loyalism Unionism

Republic of Ireland	Constitution Economy Education Foreign relations Government local Oireachtas parliament Dáil Éireann (lower house) Seanad Éireann (upper house) President

Northern Ireland	Assembly D'Hondt method Economy Education Government local Peace process

Culture

Cuisine

Food	List of dishes Barmbrack Boxty Champ Coddle Colcannon Drisheen Goody Skirts and kidneys Soda bread Stew Ulster fry

Drinks	Coffee Cream Guinness Mist Poitín Whiskey

Festivals

Symbols

Other

Ireland portal

Transport in Dublin

Air

International airport	Dublin Airport (DAA)

Rail

Light rail	Luas: Green Line Red Line (Transdev)

Rapid transit	DART (Iarnród Éireann)

Tram*	Dublin tramways (DUTC & GNR (I)): Clontarf and Hill of Howth Tramroad Blessington and Poulaphouca Steam Tramway Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway Hill of Howth Tramway (GNR (I)) Dublin and Lucan Steam Tramway Lucan and Leixlip Steam Tramway

Heavy rail	InterCity (Iarnród Éireann) Commuter (Iarnród Éireann)

Road

Bus	Aircoach Dublin Bus Bus Éireann

Bus corridors	Quality Bus Corridor

Motorways	M1 M2 M3 M4 M11 M50

National primary roads	N1 N2 N3 N4 N7 N11 N31 N32

National secondary roads	N81 N82

Regional roads	R101 R102 R103 R104 R105 R106 R107 R108 R109 R110 R111 R112 R113 R114 R115 R116 R117 R118 R119 R120 R121 R122 R123 R124 R125 R126 R127 R128 R129 R130 R131 R132 R133 R134 R135 R136 R148 R156 R403 R445 R761 R810 R817 R821 R822 R824 R825 R826

European routes	E01 E20

Other	Bridges and tunnels dublinbikes Dublin Port Tunnel Local roads Streets and squares (list)

Water

Canals	Royal Canal (Waterways Ireland) Grand Canal (Waterways Ireland)

Ports	Dublin Port Dún Laoghaire Harbour

Agencies

*=Tram systems no longer run. Information in parentheses shows the operator(s)

Coordinates: 54°20′36″N 7°38′54″W / 54.3432°N 7.6482°W / 54.3432; -7.6482

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Waterways Ireland

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