Fáilte chuig greasáin Loingseoireachta na Bóinne
Welcome to the Boyne Navigation – I.W.A.I website
Our group’s objective is the restoration of the Boyne Navigation (Canal), which goes between Drogheda and Navan.
Upcoming events 2024:
20th January: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start, 27th January: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start, 10th February: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start, 21st February: Meeting – Inperson and Zoom – Location Navan. – 20:00, 24th February: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30, 9th March: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start, 23rd March: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start, 6th April: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 start, 17th April: Meeting – Inperson and Zoom – Location – Boyne Valley Cottage. – 20:00 20th April: next Workday – Oldbridge section – 09:30 am start,
All events are weather dependent and subject to last minute change.
Work has currently been suspended (written on 14/02/2024)
Current Workday Notice – 20th January 2024 – Lock 1
We will be holding a workday this Saturday 20th January 2024 from 10:00 at Lock 1
Our planned work: Work to be determined on the day but we may resume cutting of ivy from the trees bordering the waterway.
The last day: We cut bits of rotten branch, which we out in the channel.
Volunteers always welcome.
We provide free magazines, produced by our parent group and give them to all takers, drop by if such might take your fancy.
With any luck we’ll get to work Saturday week as well.
Hope to see you along on Saturday,
Written on behalf of Kevin Fullam (Project Manager)
Boyne Navigation – I.W.A.I.
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Our work is currently suspended, in light of the current high covid case numbers in Ireland. Our workdays won't possibly take place for the month of January but this situation is been kept under review and we may resume sooner.
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<!– 04th September: – next Workday – Oldbridge Sealock (Lock 1) – 09:30am start, 06th September: – next Workday – Navan section (11:00am – 01:00pm), 11th September: – next Workday – Oldbridge Sealock (Lock 1) – 09:30am start, 13th September: – next Workday – Navan section (11:00am – 01:00pm) 21th September: Bi-monthly meeting – Newgrange Lodge – 08:00pm 16th October: – next Workday – Lower Newgrange (Lock 3) – 09:30am start 20th October : – next Workday – Lower Newgrange (Lock 3) – 09:30am start, 30th October: – next Workday – Lower Newgrange (Lock 3) – 09:30am start, 2nd November: Bi-monthly meeting – Zoom – 19:30 20th November: – next Workday – Lower Newgrange (Lock 3) – 09:30am start –> <!– 9th May: next Workday Navan section – 11:00 am start, 16th May: next Workday Navan section – 11:00 am start, –>
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<!– Notice: Work dates for 2023 have yet to be confirmed. Recent poor weather and flooding, has prevented our group been able to do any work on the Drogheda end. Our Navan group are currently on their Summer break but hope to resume their roughly half day workdays each Monday (except bank holidays), in September. –>