Speech by IWAI President on acceptance of the key for Dundovin from RNLI On November 26th, 2020, 16 months ago, Owen Medland RNLI Lifesaving Lead and I virtually turned the sod on Dunrovin, in Clogherhead, and at the Grand Canal 12th Lock respectively. I am honoured as IWAI President [...]
Key handover speech by IWAI Vice-President It is such a pleasure to stand here today on this, the penultimate stage of what has been a long and sometimes stormy journey for our Association. This collaboration with the RNLI is the ultimate testimony to the amazing generosity of the Rice family and their love [...]
Key Handover speech by President IWAI Dunrovin, IWAI HQ was first spoken about almost five Presidential terms ago. To put that in perspective it is 12-14 years since the idea of establishing a permanent home for IWAI on the Dunrovin site was discussed during Paul Garland’s tenure as IWAI President. Through the terms [...]
RNLI hands over the keys to Dunrovin, Inland Waterways HQ An official key-handover ceremony took place in Coosan between the RNLI and the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (IWAI). The RNLI built the new permanent Lough Ree Lifeboat station and the new Dunrovin IWAI HQ on an IWAI site at Coosan. A [...]
