MARINE NOTICE No. 90 of 2019
Shannon Navigation 
Athlone
Athlone River Festival

Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners that the above
festival will take place on Saturday 31st August and Sunday 1st September
2019. 

An IWAI motor cruiser flotilla sail past will take place at 1500hrs on Sat
31st August 2019 between West Quay, lock and Railway Bridge.

A GAA raft challenge will take place at 1800hrs on Sat 31st August 2019 in
the vicinity of the town bridge.

Various water based activities will take place between the Railway Bridge
and the Town Bridge on Sun 1st September from 1000hrs until 1800hrs. 

Masters are requested to take heed of advice and directions from safety
craft monitoring the event and to proceed at slow speed and with minimum
wash while passing through the area as low freeboard craft will be
participating in it and swimmers may be in the water.

Waterways Ireland thanks its customers for their cooperation.

P Harkin
Inspector of Navigation
22 August 2019