The IWAI Organisation

• About IWAI -

• contact information for IWAI officers

• IWAI's Branches and Branch Officers

• Recent Activities -

• Work Parties - volunteers always wanted

• Press Releases

• IWAI policies

  • policies on fast craft, code of conduct, waterways charges, heritage and environment etc.

  • Friends of the Ulster Canal Appeal

• Organisational policies

  IWAI History & former officers

• The IWAI Shop

IWAI Branch Websites

• Athlone
• Barrow
• Belturbet
• Boyle River
• Boyne Navigation
• Carrick-on-Shannon
• Coalisland
• Corrib
• Cruising Branch
• Dublin
• Kildare
• Lagan
• Lough Derg
• Lough Erne
• Newry
• North Barrow
• Powerboat
• River Bann and Lough Neagh
• Offaly
• Shannon Harbour
• Slaney

IWAI Committees

• Boating & Leisure Committee
• Heritage Committee

IWAI's Magazine

• Inland Waterways News (IWN) - is published quarterly - lots of articles covering boats, the waterways, heritage, people, places, ...Advertising rates.

The IWAI Website

• The Website Team, Credits and Copyright information
• Advertise on the Website
• Recent Updates to the Websites
• FAQ.

Opinion Polls

• Current opinion polls - you are welcome to suggest one to us.
• Older polls

Heritage Information

• Heritage articles
• Heritage Boats & Historical interest
• Boats of the Irish Waterways

IWAI in many languages

• Information en Français, Deutsch, Nederlands, Suomeksi, Espanol, Polska, Chinese, Bulgarian, Russian - more wanted.

The Waterways of Ireland

Click on the links below for everything related to laws, locks, fees, books, articles, charts, distances, walks, statistics, snags etc. related to each navigation.

• All Navigations (chart)
• River Bann & Lough Neagh
• The Erne Navigation (chart)
• The Shannon Navigation (chart)
• The Shannon-Erne Waterway (chart)
• The Grand Canal (chart)
• The Royal Canal (chart)
• The Barrow Navigation (chart)
• The Three Sisters: the Nore, Suir, Barrow
• The Slaney
• The Corrib
• The Lagan
• The Ulster Canal
• Other Navigations
• Buy charts
• Snags/Problems on the waterways

Closed Navigations

• The Boyne
• The Ulster Canal
  • Friends of the Ulster Canal Appeal
  • 2003 Interreg III Application for Funding for Restoration of the Ulster Canal
• The Coalisland Canal
• The Newry Canal

Maps, Charts, Books, Guides, etc.

• Online Charts

• Publications:
  Books - Maps & Guides - Leaflets - Posters - Videos - Official Publications - Magazines, Glossaries

• IWAI Shop

Waterside Activities

• Waterside walks
• Restaurants on the Waterways
• Children: Children's Entertainment - playgrounds and excursions suitable for kids
• Angling/Fishing
• Nature

Photo Gallery, Media & Podcasts

• IWAI Photo Gallery
• IWAI Photo Archive
• Videos and Podcasts

Waterways-related Agencies, Clubs, Communities, Portals

• Official:

• Waterways Ireland

• Government Agencies/Bodies

• International & Overseas Agencies & Similar

• Clubs:

• Clubs and Voluntary Organisations

• Portals:

• Irish Waterways Portals -

• Overseas Portals -

• Community:

• Community sites and Community Organisations -

• Personal:

• Travelogues and Personal pages - 

• Webcams

News and Events

• Upcoming events;
• Watery News;
• Navigation Announcements and longstanding issues

Discussion Forum

• The IWAI Discussion Forum - join in and discuss boating and watery topics.
• Information about IWAI Mailing Lists / Discussion Lists - r
• Subscribe to receive News Updates
• The Forum Archive - discussions covering 1999-2007

Boating Links

Buy and Sell boats

• Buying a new Boat;

• Buying or selling a 2nd hand boat;

• Boat Exchange;

• Build your own Boat

• Buying a Lifejacket or PFD

• Surveyors

• Insurance,

Putting a boat on the water - importing your boat

• Putting a Boat on the Water

• Bringing a boat to Ireland

• Boat Transport,

Boating!

• Inland Marinas.
• Checking your Lifejacket or PFD
• Good Boating Conduct
• Cordage
• VHF
• Boating Articles from IWN magazine
• Living aboard
• Waterside Restaurants
• Waterside Walks
• Books

Boating Services

• Chandlery - boating supplies from a needle to an anchor - also other manufacturers and suppliers

• Boating Services

• Inland Marinas.

• Repairs,

• Mechanics,

• Electricians,

• Surveyors,

• Canopies & Upholstery,

• Insurance,

• Fuel Delivery, .

• Boat Transport,

• Boat exchange,

• Waste Disposal

Boating Education: 

• Certificate of Competency

• Boating Education -

• Taxis

Weather:- Weather

Rent a Boat / Hire a Boat