Offaly County Council Rejects Proposed Canal Bylaws Revision

A great start to the campaign, but other county councils should follow suit. Please be sure to mail your representatives and county councilors, you can find a list of them here ……submit your objection to Waterways Ireland via the public consultation page on their site here …….and sign the IRBOA petition to save our canals here

A midlands local authority has rejected proposed revisions to the canal bylaws.

Waterways Ireland has presented its suggestions to Minister for Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, which Offaly County Council disagrees with.

The proposed revisions include in-water inspections and insurance for boats, an annual registration process and speed limits for bicycles and scooters on the Greenways and Blueways.

The link to the full article, and audio of the radio piece can be found here : https://www.midlands103.com/news/midlands-news/offaly-county-council-rejects-proposed-canal-bylaws-revision/