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Sinn Féin promotes a certain Sheugh

The Dáil discussed the Good Friday Agreement on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 May 2013. On the Tuesday the minister, Jimmy Deenihan (FG, Kerry North/West Limerick), gave the standard line on the Clones… more →

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Sinn Féin promotes a certain Sheugh

bjg wrote 6 days ago: The Dáil discussed the Good Friday Agreement on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 May 2013. On the Tuesday … more →

Tags: built heritage, Economic Activities, Engineering and Construction, foreign parts, Forgotten navigations, Industrial heritage, Ireland, Non-waterway, Operations

It is not much matter ...

bjg wrote 2 weeks ago: … which we say, but mind, we must all say the same. Thus, says Bagehot, William Lamb, 2nd Lord … more →

Tags: Extant waterways, Operations, Irish inland waterways vessels, water sports | ACTIVITIES, Economic Activities, Ashore, People, Tourism, Waterways Management

Sinn Féin's sheughs — 4 comments

bjg wrote 2 weeks ago: I have remarked before that Sinn Féin seems to be devoted to the leading-edge communications technol … more →

Tags: Forgotten navigations, Operations, Industrial heritage, Sources, water sports | ACTIVITIES, Economic Activities, Ashore, People, Restoration and rebuilding

The drums, Carruthers — 1 comment

bjg wrote 2 weeks ago: I pointed out recently that some newspapers seemed to have reproduced, unquestioningly, what may hav … more →

Tags: Ashore, built heritage, Economic Activities, Engineering and Construction, foreign parts, Forgotten navigations, Industrial heritage, Ireland, Non-waterway

The Clones Sheugh and other northern waters — 5 comments

bjg wrote 3 weeks ago: Industrial Heritage Ireland has been visiting Ulster waterways including the Blackwater, which linke … more →

Tags: Forgotten navigations, Extant waterways, Operations, Industrial heritage, Sources, Economic Activities, Ashore, People, Restoration and rebuilding

What is the point of newspapers? — 3 comments

bjg wrote 3 weeks ago: The Irish Independent says today: Canal ‘to reopen’ after 80 years Part of the cross-bor … more →

Tags: Ashore, built heritage, drainage, Economic Activities, Engineering and Construction, foreign parts, Forgotten navigations, Industrial heritage, Ireland

More say he rose again

bjg wrote 1 month ago: Last September, I noted that the excellent KildareStreet.com website had been crippled by a change t … more →

Tags: Forgotten navigations, Extant waterways, Irish waterways general, Operations, Non-waterway, scenery, Industrial heritage, Sources, water sports | ACTIVITIES

WI down wid da kidz — 16 comments

bjg wrote 1 month ago: I have recently written, for publication elsewhere, an article comparing Waterways Ireland’s o … more →

Tags: Extant waterways, Operations, Industrial heritage, Economic Activities, People, Restoration and rebuilding, natural heritage, Waterways Management, Politics

It is notoriously known ...

bjg wrote 1 month ago: … through the universal world that there be nine worthy and the best that ever were, as Willia … more →

Tags: Extant waterways, Operations, Irish inland waterways vessels, Sources, water sports | ACTIVITIES, Economic Activities, Ashore, People, Engineering and Construction

Sinn Féin wants taxpayers' money for Clones sheugh — 4 comments

bjg wrote 1 month ago: The Impartial Reporter reports (impartially) that “Councillors press for Ulster Canal funding … more →

Tags: Forgotten navigations, Operations, Non-waterway, Industrial heritage, Sources, water sports | ACTIVITIES, Economic Activities, People, Restoration and rebuilding

Buying diesel

bjg wrote 2 months ago: The Revenue Commissioners’ latest list of holders of marked fuel trader’s licences doesn … more →

Tags: Extant waterways, Operations, Irish inland waterways vessels, Sources, water sports | ACTIVITIES, Economic Activities, Ashore, People, Tourism

Clones

bjg wrote 3 months ago: From the Clones Regeneration Partnership Ltd website: PROJECT OFFICER » Unfortunately the Clones Reg … more →

Tags: Forgotten navigations, Operations, Non-waterway, Industrial heritage, Economic Activities, Ashore, People, Restoration and rebuilding, built heritage

Dredgers

bjg wrote 4 months ago: I’ve moved my pics of dredgers to a new page and added a few more. … more →

Tags: Extant waterways, Operations, Irish inland waterways vessels, Industrial heritage, Shannon Estuary, Economic Activities, Suir, Engineering and Construction, Waterways Management

Rescue boats on Irish inland waterways

bjg wrote 4 months ago: I’ve moved my photos of rescue boats to a new page and added photos of some more services. Sti … more →

Tags: Extant waterways, Operations, Irish inland waterways vessels, water sports | ACTIVITIES, Shannon Estuary, Economic Activities, Ashore, People, Suir

Locaboat licences

bjg wrote 4 months ago: Locaboat tells us that All the countries of Europe have agreed to facilitate access to hire-boats wh … more →

Tags: Extant waterways, Operations, Irish inland waterways vessels, Sources, Economic Activities, Restoration and rebuilding, Tourism, Waterways Management, foreign parts

You can run ...

bjg wrote 4 months ago: … but you can’t hide. Harbour hoggers, and folk not meeting the new canals requirements, … more →

Tags: Extant waterways, Operations, Irish inland waterways vessels, Non-waterway, Economic Activities, People, Engineering and Construction, Waterways Management, Ireland

Northsouthery 121212 — 3 comments

bjg wrote 4 months ago: The North/South Ministerial Council reports here [PDF] on the most recent inland waterways meeting, … more →

Tags: Forgotten navigations, Extant waterways, Irish waterways general, Operations, Non-waterway, scenery, Industrial heritage, Weather, water sports | ACTIVITIES

Southron sheughs — 9 comments

bjg wrote 5 months ago: For reasons now lost in the mists of time, I forgot to draw the attention of Learned Readers to an e … more →

Tags: Extant waterways, Economic Activities, Ashore, Charles Wye Williams, built heritage, Engineering and Construction, Grand Canal, Operations, Ireland

Budget

bjg wrote 5 months ago: Vast wodges of bumpf from the government’s budget site, with non-searchable PDFs, god rot … more →

Tags: Extant waterways, Irish waterways general, Operations, Non-waterway, Sources, Economic Activities, Ashore, Restoration and rebuilding, Engineering and Construction


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