Welcome to the Inland Waterways of Ireland, Slaney Branch Web page. This homepage is intended to keep Slaney branch members, as well as others in the area, up to date on what is happening in the branch. Relevant articles, pictures etc., preferably in electronic form, are welcomed by the Slaney Branch Webmaster

Improvement work on River Slaney Navigation is now complete. Five new marks have been laid in the Patches, the shallowest, most challenging section. This provides a new, deep water route through the sandbanks. A new port-hand mark has been laid by the Branch at the Point of Park. With these improvements, boating up the river from Wexford to Enniscorthy is now relatively simple provided one takes account of tides. Three IWAI News articles about the mark laying and Slaney Navigation from Wexford to Enniscorthy are available online here: Part 1. Part 2. Part 3 . The full list of waypoints for the Slaney are available here: Waypoints.

The IWAI is waging a very serious campaign against Waterways Ireland's plans to introduce new bye-laws controlling all aspects of mooring, tying up, passing through locks and staying in the Barrow, Grand and Royal canal. Though they do not affect the Slaney it is likely that if they are not successfully challenged the WI could visit even more unfavourable bye-laws on all Irish waterways. See Bye-Laws Campaign

Calendar of Events 2019
Month	Date	Time	Date To	Description	Venue
January	1	13:30		Rally to Killurin	WHBTC
January	12	19:00		AGM & Reception	WHBTC
February	9	11:30		Cashganny Looped Walk	Car Park, Cashganny
March	16	14:00		Sow Cleanup	Castlebridge
April	6	14:30		Taisce Spring Clean	Redmond Strand
April	13	11:00		Rally Graiguenamanagh to St Mullins	Graiguenamanagh Boat Club, The Quay
April	27	14:30		Excursion	Athy Boat Tours
May	11	10:00		Rally on the Suir	Grannagh Castle, R Suir
June	29	-	30	Maritime Festival	Wexford
July	13	14:30		Woodland Walk	Jamestown Nature Reserve, Oylegate
July or Aug	TBA	TBA		Barrow Bridge	Launch at NRBC
August	10	11:30	11	Slaney Rally	WHBTC
Sept	7	11:00		Sow Rally	WHBTC
October	6	11:30		Autumn Walk	Enniscorthy