By 1850 there were 1,450 km of canals in Ireland, carrying cargoe and passengers. Today the canals are enjoyed by tourists and holiday makers, cruising at a leisurely pace through the rural ...

Canal cruising through rural Ireland seems like a journey through time as much as space, punctuated with cosy, welcoming pubs in between stretches of beautiful countryside.

The biggest changes in operation of Ireland’s navigable, inland waterways since the mid-1980s, including a €30 million investment in Dublin’s canals and the sale of the former graving docks ...

The Royal Canal Greenway officially launches today as Ireland's longest greenway, with 130km of level towpaths taking walkers and cyclists from Maynooth, Co Kildare to Cloondara, Co Longford, with ...

The Grand Canal Way, Hazelhatch to Sallins, Co Kildare. Start: Hazlehatch Bridge, 600m from Hazelhatch and Celbridge rail station. Finish: Trail ends at Sallins. Distance: 12.6km.Takes four hours ...

Waterways Ireland is drawing up plans to sell the heritage, “graving docks”, part of the Grand Canal Docks in Dublin, on the open market.As The Irish Times reports, graving docks are ...

Protesters have torn down barriers erected by Waterways Ireland along the Grand Canal in Dublin following a protest calling for their removal. Around 200 protesters gathered in Portobello ...