Combined Mooring & Passage Permit
A Combined Mooring & Passage Permit (CMP) allows the holder to pass through locks and to moor at the same public mooring for up to five days in any calendar month. A CMP costs €126.
Canal Permits
To explore the Barrow Navigation, Grand Canal or Royal Canal by boat, you must apply for a permit. You’ll need to fill out an application and meet certain conditions, such as supplying evidence of insurance. All permits are annual and are valid from the 1st November to the 31st of October each year. You must display the permit clearly on the outside of your vessel.
Canal Permits
Non-Residential Extended Mooring Permit
A Non Residential Extended Mooring Permit (NR-EMP) allows the holder to moor in an allocated location for up to one year. Your vessel can’t be used as your primary residence, but you may stay overnight for up to 90 days. A NR-EMP costs €278, and includes the cost of a CMP.
Residential Extended Mooring Permit
A Residential Extended Mooring Permit (R-EMP) allows the holder to moor in one location for up to one year. You may stay overnight on your vessel as often as you like, and may use it as your primary residence.
Visitor permit
Visitor permits are free and allow boats to enter the canal system and stay for up to 31 days. The permit can only be used once every calendar year.