Waterways Ireland is one of the six North / South Implementation Bodies established in 1999 under the British / Irish Agreement. It is responsible for the management, maintenance, development, and restoration of inland navigable waterways principally for recreational purposes.

Waterways Ireland receives funding as approved by the North / South Ministerial Council (NSMC) and by the Northern Ireland Assembly and Dail Eireann. Waterways Ireland is accountable to the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Houses of the Oireachtas. Departmental responsibility for Waterways Ireland rests with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in Ireland.

Primary Function of Waterways Ireland

Waterways Ireland is an all-island Body, with the primary function of managing, maintaining, developing, and restoring Ireland’s inland navigable waterway system, principally for recreational purposes. It is responsible for the following navigation systems:

• Barrow Navigation
• Erne System
• Ulster Canal (works currently ongoing)
• Grand Canal
• Lower Bann Navigation
• Royal Canal
• Shannon-Erne Waterway
• Shannon Navigation

Location

Waterways Ireland has its headquarters in Enniskillen with Regional Offices in Scarriff, Carrick-on-Shannon and Dublin, and other depots throughout Ireland including Coleraine.

Whilst staff will be allocated a specific location, there will be the opportunity to work flexibly from home in line with the requirements of the post, as Waterways Ireland transition to a blended model of working.