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L+M Keating test 3 … and OSI

Posted on Wednesday 23 January 2013 | 6 comments

I think I’ve now fixed the problem with the link to the latest set of pics of L+M Keating operations [thanks, Martin]. Please let me know of it’s not working.

Another problem has been reported to me from the UK: that folk there may not be able to see OSI maps [on the OSI site, I mean, not the extracts I use here with OSI permission].

I would be grateful if folk some outside Ireland could check this link and let me know (by Commenting below) whether they can (a) see the Ordnance Survey map of Mountshannon, Co Clare, and (b) switch to the Historic 6″ and Historic 25″ maps. That would help me to identify the problem. Thanks.

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Page views …

Posted on Wednesday 23 January 2013 | 4 comments

… went over 300,000 yesterday.

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Clever chaps …

Posted on Tuesday 22 January 2013 | Leave a comment

… those Danes and Belfast folk at Harland and Wolff (which is on the Lagan, so this is of inland waterways interest).

More Northern Ireland engineering ingenuity here.

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Tagged belfast, Harland and Wolff, Lagan, Northern Ireland, suction bucket, wind farm

Kerry nitwits

Posted on Tuesday 22 January 2013 | Leave a comment

See the Irish Times and the Guardian.

Download your copy of Kerry County Council’s road safety calendar here [PDF].

Not that this piece of idiocy will ever be passed but, if it is, tourists should avoid Co Kerry, lest they be mangled by a Kerry farmer, pissed as a newt, wobbling around the roads in his tractor.

What qualities — apart from being a publican — do you need to be elected in Co Kerry?

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Tagged Ireland, Kerry, pubs

Competition arrives

Posted on Monday 21 January 2013 | Leave a comment

The number of Shannon-side operations holding Marked Fuel Traders’ Licences [XLS] has doubled since last week: Ciaran Fallon of Rooskey is joined by Quigley’s Marina at Killinure. Congratulations to Brian Quigley.

So there are now two licence-holders on the Shannon. Still no sign of IBRA members (save that Quigleys supplies Waveline) but no doubt they will appear soon.

E&OE: the list now covers 170 pages and I may have missed someone. If so, sorry; let me know and I’ll post the information.

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Posted in Economic activities, Extant waterways, Ireland, Irish inland waterways vessels, Operations, Politics, Shannon, Sources, Tourism, Water sports activities, waterways, Waterways management

Tagged boats, Ciaran Fallon, green diesel, Ireland, Killinure, Lough Ree, marked fuel trader's licence, Quigleys, Rooskey, Roosky, Shannon, vessels, waterways

L+M Keating again

Posted on Monday 21 January 2013 | 2 comments

Here are some photos of recent L+M Keating projects.

Posted in Ashore, Built heritage, Economic activities, Engineering and construction, Extant waterways, Ireland, Irish inland waterways vessels, Operations, Restoration and rebuilding, Scenery, Shannon, Sources, waterways, Waterways management

Tagged boats, bridge, canal, Clare, dredging, Dublin, embankment, ESB, estuary, Grand Canal, Ireland, Killaloe, L & M Keating, Limerick, Lough Derg, Meelick, Operations, Portumna, Shannon, vessels, waterways, Waterways Ireland, workboat

WI mooring locations batch 5

Posted on Monday 21 January 2013 | Leave a comment

A press release today says:

The fifth set of areas to offer the E.M.P includes locations in Dublin on the Royal Canal at Blanchardstown as well as Thomastown, Co Westmeath. On the Grand Canal Ballycowan, Derries and Gallen in Co Offaly will open. In addition Athy and Ballyteigue both in Co Kildare and St Mullins in Co Carlow which are all on the Barrow will also open for applications on the 21^st January.

As far as I can see, the rest of the text of the press release is standard information that we already knew.

To see exactly what locations will be covered in batch 5, you’ll have to check the WI website on 21 January 2013.

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Tagged Barrow, boats, bridge, canal, Dublin, extended mooring, Grand Canal, Ireland, lock, Operations, permit, Royal Canal, vessels, waterways, Waterways Ireland

Dredgers

Posted on Monday 21 January 2013 | Leave a comment

I’ve moved my pics of dredgers to a new page and added a few more.

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Posted in Drainage, Economic activities, Engineering and construction, Extant waterways, Foreign parts, Industrial heritage, Ireland, Irish inland waterways vessels, Operations, Shannon, shannon estuary, Suir, waterways, Waterways management

Tagged boats, bridge, canal, Clare, dredger, dredging, Dublin, Erne, estuary, Ireland, Killaloe, L & M Keating, Limerick, lock, Lough Derg, Operations, Shannon, Shannon-Erne Waterway, vessels, waterways, Waterways Ireland, workboat

Rescue boats on Irish inland waterways

Posted on Sunday 20 January 2013 | Leave a comment

I’ve moved my photos of rescue boats to a new page and added photos of some more services. Still a lot missing, though.

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Tagged boats, Clare, Coast Guard, Erne, estuary, Ireland, Killaloe, Limerick, Lough Derg, Lough Neagh, Operations, rescue, RNLI, Shannon, Suir, Tipperary, vessels, Waterford, waterways, workboat

Dublin

Posted on Sunday 20 January 2013 | Leave a comment

Dublin City Public Libraries have some nice photos available online. The section on the Port of Dublin includes 1926 aerial photos of the Guinness wharf and of Spencer Dock (not busy) and Grand Canal Dock (including the section beyond the railway line, now filled in). There is also a photo of a steam barge at the Guinness wharf. In the Commercial Dublin section, I saw two businesses beside the Grand Canal, Ever Ready Batteries at Portobello and Gordon’s Fuels at Harold’s Cross.

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Tagged barge, boats, bridge, canal, Dublin, Ever Ready, Gordons, Grand Canal, Grand Canal Dock, Guinness, Harold's Cross, Ireland, libraries, Liffey, Operations, Portobello, quay, Royal Canal, Spencer Dock, vessels, waterways, wharf