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Monday 27 March 2023 Dublin: -2°C

# Waterways Ireland

All time
# Grand Canal
Heritage Minister confirms Waterways Ireland will not remove barge homes from canal
Six boat owners had been served eviction notices and told their homes would be removed by crane if they did not move them.
# Homelessness
No checks made to inside of tent where man was seriously injured during 'hazard removal'
The man was sleeping in his tent when it was being removed in an attempt to tidy the canal walk way.
# Grand Canal
Temporary dam to be built after Grand Canal partially drains following collapsed sewer
There has been no impact on local homes and businesses.
# Tourism
Dublin's docklands are getting a new 'brand' to lure tourists
But businesses are worried they’re being left out of the plans.
# Waterways Ireland
Dublin's docklands are getting a new 'brand' to lure tourists
But businesses are worried they’re being left out of the plans.
# Tragedy
Waterways Ireland employee killed while carrying out work near canal in Leitrim
Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority has launched an investigation into the incident.
# food and drink
A campaign by Dublin food retailers to close a weekly market on Grand Canal has failed
Donnybrook Fair and Freshii have made several objections about food markets in the area this year.
# grand so
Revealed: How the 'Grand Anal C**ks' pranksters changed Dublin's iconic sign
It was a clever optical illusion.
# historic ship
Groups outraged at exclusion from 'relevant stakeholders' meeting on ship destruction
“They said they’d call a meeting of the interested parties, but then only invited people who were interested in chopping it up.”
# I'm on a boat
Location, location, location: Houseboat moorings costs between €1,250 to €3,500
Yearly mooring charges are set to change as living on a houseboat becomes popular, but some midlands politicians aren’t happy.
# Swans
Blood poisoning to blame for death of Grand Canal swans
The 18 mute swans that died in the Grand Canal in the last month all succumbed to septicaemia, official reports say.