River Barrow, 3 August 2023.

Below St Mullins Lock the River Barrow is tidal, something is both a blessing and a curse: the outgoing tide can move at up to 4 Knots, carrying your vessel with it, but it can also drive you onto rocks or sandbanks. There are no moorings along the way so, if you don't want to run aground, you need to complete the journey before the tide drops. At the same time you need the tide to be low enough to get under Ferrymountgarrett Bridge…

Eco Showboat artists Anne Cleary & Denis Connolly are navigating Ireland’s inland waterways meeting local artists, scientists and communities to spark climate action. In 2022 they travelled south to north from Limerick to Enniskillen using only solar power. In 2023 they are undertaking a zero carbon journey to the east - along the Shannon, Grand Canal and Barrow - from Askeaton on the Shannon’s Atlantic estuary to Howth Harbour on the Irish Sea…
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The ECO SHOWBOAT has received the Arts Council Open Call Award for 2021, an SFI Discover Award, the Limerick Arts Strategic Award and is supported by Creative Ireland, Waterways Ireland, Dublin City Council, the Local Authority Waters Programme, Offaly County Council and local authorities and universities right across the country.
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