A first meeting with AJ Vosse and the subsequent opening up of his work is an interesting good news story and may provide a bigger picture of a regular contributor. His interests lie not only in our inland waterways, but in the nature and heritage of his adopted…
Read moreThe normal time for the bridge to be lifted is 8am and to remain so until all boats are through.There is a tide window for entering or leaving Spencer Dock from the Liffey – likewise when entering or leaving Grand Canal Dock. Boats entering Dublin on the…
Read moreAt a recent meeting with Waterways Ireland, the subject of their work at Castle Harbour Portumna was discussed. To those not familiar with the location, it was built roughly thirty years ago of the submarine pen type plan with fingers on either side of a square…
Read moreA very Happy New Year to all contributors and visitors to this web-site. -A report and some pictures of our very successful EOS/SOS can be found in the Latest News section. Many thanks to Dublin/Kildare/Powerboat, IWAI branches for their excellent Effin…
Read moreThe End of Season / Start of Season this year was a change of format which seemed to go down well with those who attended. Thursday before ten am a busy day began in Grand Canal Dock with the launch of boats by the Dublin, Kildare and Powerboat branches of IWAI…
Read moreEnd of Season / Start of Season – this time around we are having a day on the water with an ‘Effin Bridge’ theme, followed by our annual get together over a meal in Leixlip, details are here (note, member only link). Offally County Council are sponsoring…
Read moreWe are delighted to hear of the recent work at Cheekpoint. The HBA’s Three Sister Fleet enjoyed a week long sojourn here as guests of the Friends of Cheekpoint Quay and the local community, during the Tall Ships Fringe Event. Here is their report on progress….
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