| Summary of Content |
 A collection of links to sites for Ireland and the River
Shannon that may help you better plan / enjoy your visit or just make interesting / enjoyable reading. The River Shannon is the focal point for most of these links, as this is the area I've always
visited on my travels. If there is a party of you (four +) you might be pleasantly surprised at the cost of a boat for the week, which is the only way to explore, and it certainly beats driving.Try these couple of routing maps from Dun Laoghaire to Carrick and Portumna (where we pick up our boats) 10/06 |
Driving Directions from Dun Laoghaire to Carrick on Shannon
Driving Directions from Dun Laoghaire to Portumna
| Select a group from the bookmark index below, or just browse the page | ||||
| Airlines | Boat Hire | Bus Services | Car Rentals |
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| Counties | Development | Ferries | Fishing | |
| Golfing | The Lakes | Maps | Miscellaneous | |
| Rivers | Tourist Board | Tours | ||
| Walking | Weather | |||
| A double mouse click anywhere on the page (except when over hyperlinks) will take you back to the top of the page.All Sites have been found by me
whilst browsing the web, they are not generating revenue (for me).
The Links displayed do not necessarily show the full URL, but should point to the correct Sites & should be fully operational. Please let me know about Broken Links, better alternatives or other similar / useful sites. |
Ireland - River Shannon Site Links | |
| Links | Description |
| ● Airlines | |
| Air Lingus | Try Ryan Air first |
| Ryanair | Cheapest generally |
Moneysavingexpert.com
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Look here first to find Ryan Air's cheapest flights - well recommended |
| ● Boat Hire | |
| Athlone Cruisers | Used these once, boats slightly 'long in the tooth'. Handy being at Athlone. |
| Carrick Craft | Used these several times, big fleet of varying ages. |
| Emerald Star | Switched to this, bigger and newer boats. Carrick and Portumna |
| Silverline | Not used this firm, but have seen their boats on the river, they look o.k. |
| ● Bus Services | |
| Irish Buses | An indication of routes. Check the sites for up to date information. |
| ● Car Rentals | |
| Avis | If you've flown... |
| Budget | Another choice. |
| Hertz | Another choice. |
| ● Counties | |
| Cork / Kerry | |
| Leitrim | |
| Longford | |
| Offaly | |
| Roscommon | |
| West Meath | |
| ● Ferries | |
| Irish Ferries | |
| P&O | |
| Sealink | The HSS to Dun Laoghaire takes some beating (if you can afford it) |
| ● Fishing | |
| Mid Shannon Fishing | IWAI site, the most complete Shannon site. Plenty of information here. |
| Shannon Fishery Board | |
| ● Golfing | |
| Golfing Holidays | |
| ● The Lakes | |
| Lough Allen (1) (2) | |
| Lough Derg | |
| Lough Erne | |
| Lough Ree | |
| Manned Locks and Bridges | IWAI site. Details and locations for the Shannon. |
| Lock Opening Times | These were last updated March 2008. |
| ● Maps | |
| Co. Roscommon | Map of Boyle to Athlone |
| Port Maps | Dun Laoghaire, Rosslare. |
| ● Miscellaneous | |
| Inland Waterways Association |
IWAI site, the most complete Shannon site. Plenty of information here. |
| IWAI Photo Galleries | All of these IWAI links are the best on the web |
| IWAI Shannon Harbour branch | Multiple IWAI links are included to get to specific areas quickly as this is a big site! |
| IWAI Banagher branch | |
| ● River Overview | |
| Upper Shannon | |
| Middle Shannon | |
| Lower Shannon | |
| The Shannon | |
| ● Shannon Development | |
| Shannon Development link | |
| ● Tourist Board | |
| Irish Tourist Board link |
A must have link. |
| ● Tours and Trips | |
| Holy Island | A boat trip from Mt.Shannon to Holy Island. Information. |
| ● Walking | |
| IWAI Waterside Walks | There is no more comprehensive a site for walking guides, especially by the Shannon. |
| ● Weather Forecast | |
| Irish Weather Forecast link | I wouldn't bank on it being correct, use it as a guide only. |
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Last Update 10/12/2009 - River Shannon Site Links - Ireland - Neils Travel Web