Float to the Fleadh

Our flagship events of the 2020s BC in 2023 will be Float to the Fleadh in Mullingar (in August) and the Dublin Rally (in May). Plans are being finalized at the moment… stay tuned!

The 2020s BC (big cruise)

The brainchild of IWAI Dublin, the 2020s BC was a wonderful plan to attract more traffic onto the canals and Barrow throughout a single season. By joining the 2020s BC and cruising to whichever event(s) on the list takes your fancy, it was hoped to significantly increase traffic on the Canals and Barrow Line. There would be support for anyone new to canals cruising, so you could explore the canals in confidence. Start with one event and hopefully add several more! Watch this space for further details!

Google Trekker on the Royal

Remember you can view the Shannon River and Royal Canal virtually on Google Maps. Waterways Ireland recorded footage of these waterways in the recent past with the Google Trekker. The river Shannon was mapped creating ‘River View’, now we also have a ‘Royal View’. Simply log on to Google Maps and drag the Street View icon (the little man in the corner of the screen) onto the image of the canal anywhere along it’s length. You can then move forward, backward or rotate your view.