A total of 44 boats have been removed from the Shannon and Erne Waterways in the last four years.
Waterways Ireland has revealed a significant upsurge in the number of vessels removed from local waterways between 2016 and 2020 following a parliamentary question from TD Cormac Devlin.
The Canals Bye Laws 1988 and the Shannon Navigation Bye Laws 1992 provide Waterways Ireland with the powers to remove boats, vessels and other structures that are in breach of the Bye Laws
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According to the response, 17 vessels were removed from the Shannon or Erne waterway in 2020 - up from 12 in 2019.
A total of 76 vessels have been removed from canals across Ireland in the last four years.
