Waterways Ireland

Irish water company

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 Executive
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.[2] 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.

Waterways Ireland signpost alongside the Royal Canal upon entering Maynooth in County Kildare. Waterways Ireland Daewoo Solar 150LC-V crawler excavator, used for canal maintenance.

## See also

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* Canals of Ireland
* Rivers of Ireland

## References

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1. ^ Wattèrgates Airlann is also used.
2. ^ O'Brien, Tim (14 February 2021). "Waterways Ireland plans to sell Grand Canal graving docks". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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Rivers of Ireland

List

Flowing north|

* Bann
* Bush
* Faughan
* Foyle
* Roe

Flowing to the Irish Sea|

* Avoca
* Boyne
* Broadmeadow
* Ward
* Castletown
* Dargle
* Glencullen
* Fane
* Glyde
* Dee
* Lagan
* Liffey
* Morell
* Rye
* Camac
* Poddle
* Dodder
* Mayne
* Naniken
* Newry
* Quoile
* Santry
* Shanganagh River
* Slaney
* Tolka
* Vartry

Flowing to the Celtic Sea|

* Bandon
* Blackwater
* Lee
* Mahon
* The Three Sisters
* Barrow
* Nore
* Suir

Flowing to the Atlantic|

* Ballisodare
* Caragh
* Clare
* Corrib
* Erne
* Eske
* Feale
* Inny
* Laune
* Ferta
* Maine
* Moy
* Robe
* Shannon
* Swilly

Tributaries of the Shannon|

* Abbey River
* Boyle River
* Brosna
* Deel
* Fergus
* 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

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Transport in Dublin

Air|

| International airport|

* Dublin Airport (DAA)

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Other airports|

* Ballyboughal Aerodrome
* Casement Aerodrome
* Weston Airport

Cycling|

| Cycle tracks and bike paths|

* Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network (proposed)
* EuroVelo 2
* National Cycle Route 9

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Bicycle-sharing|

* Dublinbikes

Rail|

| Light rail|

* Luas: Green Line
* Red Line (Transdev)

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Rapid transit|

* DART (Iarnród Éireann)
* MetroLink (proposed)

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
* BusConnects
* Bus Éireann
* Dublin Bus
* Go-Ahead Ireland

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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
* GoCar (carsharing)
* Local roads
* Streets and squares (list)

Water|

| Canals|

* Royal Canal (Waterways Ireland)
* Grand Canal (Waterways Ireland)

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Ports|

* Dublin Port
* Dún Laoghaire Harbour

Agencies|

* National Roads Authority
* National Transport Authority
* Public transport operators in Dublin
* Railway Procurement Agency
* Transport Infrastructure Ireland

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

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

Other|

* Yale LUX

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