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
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.

See also

References

  1. Wattèrgates Airlann is also used.

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


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