Waterways Ireland

Waterways Ireland

Waterways Ireland ( _ga. Uiscebhealaí Éireann; Ulster Scots: "Watterweys Airlann") 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.

ee also

*Canals of Ireland
*Rivers of Ireland

External links

* [http://www.waterwaysireland.org/ Waterways Ireland]


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