slipways - can U help?

That's great news. Thanks for the advice. Always checking it out when I'm down that way. It will be some asset to boaters down there.

ballylumford larne lough access all stages of tide toilets marks maidens-muck island-gobbins hunters rock

There's a very good slip in Youghal Co Cork , any tide with great fishing a stone's throw away 8)

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There is a slipway at the safe near Rosslare Harbour. You have to be on the local electoral register to keep your boat there. Take a left coming from Wexford at the pub(s) in Kilrane

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Slips

Clogherhead Pier and Slip are currently closed due to the works to extend the Pier. It is expected to re-open in late summer. Slip will remain dangerous in a Northerly as no improvements will be made. It is very steep and covered in algae for 10mths of the year, only really suitable for 4wd. People regularly fall into water off the side of the ramp when hanging onto craft whilst recovering in northerly conditions.

Q; Is there a Non-tidal, Non-4wd slip between Skerries and Carlingford?

Bunbeg harbour has a good slip limited parking can launch any time of day.
There are two slips with good access ta the end of the Golf course road in Derrybeg these are fairly new and reasonably sheltered can be launched from most tides.Plenty of parking about.
Heading north out of Bunbeg after the garage DIVERS the is a small road to the left at a big white house this road leads to a beach and peir/slip good access and parking. Can be a bit shallow on low tides.
At Teac Jacks glassagh,sign post in Irish for Bunaninver,take the right hand fork at the lake,go past the school on the right the road to the harbour is next on the left it is quite a small but steep slip with very restricted parking or room to manoeuver.
Follow the coast road to magherorarty where the tory ferry leaves from,there is aslip there with lots of parking and easy access.
Hope this is some help
Aidan

EAST/NORTHEAST/NORTH/NORTHWEST SLIPS
PORTAFERRY- 3 SLIPS, 2 BESIDE EACH OTHER AT THE OLD PIER NEEDS 2HRS AT LOW, FERRY SLIP IS BEST ALL STATES OF TIDE BUT BE QUICK FERRY DOESNT TAKE LONG TO CROSS PARKING IS POOR
BANGOR HARBOUR- NEEDS 1HRS WATER AT LOW LIMITED PARKING CHARGE£12.50
GROOMSPORT- 2 SLIPS, INNER HARBOUR IS BEST CLEAN AND SHELTERED BUT SHALLOW NEEDS 3HRS AT LOW OUTER SLIP DROPS OFF AT EDGE SO CAN BE LAUNCHED AT LOW CHARGE £7.50
REDBAY- SUPER SLIP ALL STATES OF THE TIDE CHARGE £8.50 LOTS OF PARKING SPACE
GLENARM- POOR ACCESS WITH TIGHT RIGHT-ANGLE TURN AT TOP OF SLIP HALF TIDE NEEDED LOTS OF PARKING SPACE
CARNLOUGH- ALL STATES OF THE TIDE POOR PARKING
BALLYCASTLE HARBOUR- 2 SLIPS ONE IS VERY STEEP INTO THE MARINA, FERRY SLIP IS BEST GOOD ACCESS & PARKING CHARGE £9.50
BALLINTOY- NARROW ROAD DOWN WITH TWISTS QUITE STEEP TILL YOU GET TO THE OLD HARBOUR (NOT USED MUCH NOW) SHELTERED LAUNCH GOOD SLIP CHARGE £8.50
PORTRUSH HARBOUR- ACCESS TO THE SLIP IS POOR IN SUMMER DUE TO CAR PARK SO BE VERY EARLY TO SAVE ANY HASSLE, SHELTERED LAUNCH, NEEDS A COUPLE OF HOURS WATER OR YOU CAN REVERSE AROUND TO THE DROP-OFF AT THE EDGE OF THE SLIP INTO DEEP WATER BUT BE CAREFUL CHARGE £3
BUNCRANNA(EAST SWILLY- ACCESS AT ALL STATES OF THE TIDE KEY MUST BE OBTAINED (SEE SIGN AT SLIP) GOOD PARKING CAREFUL OF THE FERRY LAUNCH JUST AFTER ITS LEFT AND YOU HAVE 40MINS
RATHMULLEN(WEST SWILLY)- ACCESS ALL STATES OF THE TIDE GOOD PARKING (AS ABOVE WITH FERRY)
DOWNINGS- GOOD SLIP BIG WITH SHELTERED ACCESS ALL STATES OF THE TIDE LIMITED PARKING
MULROY- STEEP ACCESS ROAD AND SLIP LIMITED PARKING BUT SHELTERED FOR LAUNCH

Slip Ways:

1) Bunagee Peir
Slipway VERY easy to access with Parking
Charge: None
This site offeres some protection if mooring
Pics on request

2) Malin Head
Slipway easy to access with parking
Charge: None

3) Greencastle Harbour
Easy slipway with many people to help with the launch
Loads of parking space
Charge: Depends on the day and if they like you ...

sort of a slip way.
in kerry just west of inch if you take the road from Annascaul to inch there is a right turn just before the road reaches the coast and there is a bit of a slip there
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We should definitely use geo forums for this

The slip in Ferrypoint is very good. Be careful going out that you are in the channel as there are some shallow sandbanks at low tide.

It is possible to launch a boat in the cove in Ardmore but again it is best to avoid low water as it can be shallow.

Boat fishing from both venues is excellent.

There are two good slipways either side of the river in Wicklow.....good tope and ray fishing in this area.

Dunlaoghaire harbour has two over near the Coalquay. Low water can be awkward there. It is easy enough to get to many places from here....the Kish Bank, Dalkey Island, Killiney Bay. All give some good fishing at times. Now that tope have appeared up around the Frazer Bank I think that there will be a lot more fishing in this area.

Ventry pier/slipway Ventry,Dingle Co Kerry.

safe sheltered slipway in small village outside dingle.Easily accesible and close to Slea Head/Blasket Islands.Can launch boats at any time but be careful of the drop off at the end of the slip at low tide.

Nice local pub 1min walk which serves food from June-September.Follow slea head drive from Dingle to get there.Never busy with other anglers

Mark

Have started putting information pages on the wiki re: slipways. I can continue to add pages over the next few weeks but I need some input -more than what you have already generously supplied. The format I using is:
Location: Town/townland, etc.
Public/Private: Any restrrictions to use.
Charge?: Is it free to use
Tidal Use: all tidal conditions, HT +/- 2hrs, etc.
Directions: Route, nearest big town, road number.
Access to: Sea area (Galway Bay, Aran Islands, etc.
Species: What fish might be found in the general area.
Comment: Any special information about the area, dangers, etc.

If anyone call assist and provide information, I'll fill in the pages when I have the time. If anyone wants to add pages, please feel free. If anyone can provide updated information on the few that are there, or want to suggest modifcations to the format, let me know.

Thanks to teacher for the assistance with getting this going.

Some Cork Slipways.....

Crosshaven, Head for Carrigaline, from there follow the signs for Crosshaven. Follow the road through into Crosshaven and bear left at the mini roundabout, follow the road around past the Centra store on your right and you will see the slip on the left. Usable at most stages of the tide but try and avoid an hour either side of LW. Warning, this slipway can get very busy and there isn't a huge amount of parking available which can make life awkward. I usually abandon the trailer above the HW mark on the area to the right of the slip and park the jeep elsewhere. Its well enough maintained due to the large volume of traffic on it and not too steep for those launching without 4x4s. You may have to queue to get on though and the road between Carrigaline and Crosshaven leaves a lot to be desired for those towing fancy boats. On the upside, its a stones throw away from some of the better known Cork Harbour marks, Turbot Bank, Harbour Rock etc..

Oysterhaven, In front of the Coastguard station, a small slipway that can still be quite busy (although nothing like Crosshaven) in the summer time. Steep slip that dries out for about 2hrs either side of LW. People can be fairly inconsiderate in their parking down here making life awkward for reversing down as space is limited to make the cut. I wouldnt fancy trying to reverse anything over 18 feet as its bother enough at times with the 16 footer. Slipway is quite narrow and be careful as there are usually lots of kids playing about there. Bit of a minefield to navigate through the large amounts of moorings but should be no trouble all the same if you take care. Easy access to some handy fishing around the Sovereign Islands. Handy enough for hitting The Old Head and places like that too if you dont fancy braving busy Kinsale.

Ringaskiddy, Follow the signs from the South ring road to Ringaskiddy. I was recently introduced to this and its a joy to use. Come into Ringaskiddy, take the left turn near the end of the village towards the ferry terminal. Follow road down and turn right after the second speed bump. Be warned there is a 2m barrier here. I'm not sure who you have to contact to get a key as its not an issue for me, but I'm sure someone else will know. You have a fine wide slipway with lots of parking. There is a wall and jetty built along the left hand side of this providing some shelter for retrieving. Its not usually too busy by all accounts and there is loads of room for cars and trailers etc. Slipway dries out onto mud about 2 hours either side of LW so be warned...! Not the best kept slipway with a lot of weed growth in parts but well worth using just for some peace and quiet when launching. All marks within the harbour only a short steam away....

Courtmac pier has a decent one. I believe there is a nominal once off fee.
A lot of guys launch from the beach.
Theres a slip to the beach at Dunworley Beach but this may not always be accessible.
Broadstrand Beach has a very accessible open sea slip.

Frther to Pete's post above the key for ringaskiddy gate is from the harbour commisioners in Cork, and there is a deposit required. Not sure exactly who to contact or how hard it is to get the key, might not be the best for a visiting angler (unless you can squeeze under the barrier).
Also slips in Monkstown, Cobh and Aghada (Rostellan) in the Cork harbour scheme of things (following round from Ringaskiddy), never used them myself, suspect they could be busy at times, not sure when usable, probably good bet to leave it 1.5 hours either side of LW.
Gyleen (east of harbour towards Ballycotton) has another slip. Been there once, lot of algae at the time which was slippy. Again uncovers for a while into rocky harbour. Handy for Ballycotton, Power Head etc, but not for anything big I'd guess. Mainly the locals use it I suspect.

Meenogahane Pier

Ramp Type: Concrete
Upper Area: Concrete
Lower Area: Unknown
Suitability: Large trailer needs a car
Ramp Length: 3/4 tidal
Facilities: None
Charges: None
Navigational Hazards: Lots of Rocks - better to check it out at low water but there is a good path out and locals are very helpful.

Any more info needed - just ask

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Aghada Pier in East Cork.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 9&t=h&z=15 is dry at low water! (maybe an hour each side) But you can launch off the shingle beach as well, by hand or possibly using a 4x4. You have to motor a bit to get mackeral or pollack though it should be good for ray etc. Rumours of bass somewhere nearby... Otherwise is not a bad launch place and there's petrol available even on Sundays. Good for a gentle spin with the kids.

Guileen (or Gyleen) is good even at pretty low water and you can get mackeral within 10 mins of launching (I usually turn left/west).
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 9&t=h&z=15

I see that Scotsman also mentioned these two. Neither have any fees that I know of.

piers, harbours or slipways on the coastline of County Galway http://www.galway.ie/en/Services/RoadsT ... dHarbours/

here is a picture of the slipway in killala co.mayo.access is easy and at the top of this slipway there is a square with yellow markings that visitors or boat owners with trailers must not park on as has to be kept clear at all time for a coastgaurd launch if required.there is a slipway toe at the end of this slipway and the other side of that is deep water.so if you are launching near low water,dont think that you may be stuck cause of a rock in your way.you are more than likely at the toe.just get out and push your boat off the rollers and let it slip into the deeper water.as you can see in the picture that there is a drop on the right hand side of the slipway but is well marked with the two yellow markers.please take care when you are in the water that you done lose concentration.this side bit of the slipway can be handy to off load your gear first on top the slipway before pulling your boat up.

this access will put you in the right direction to go and fish killala bay which contains most species(pollock,cod,ling,wrasse,conger,flatfish,seatrout,blue shark etc) and has many speciemens landed there through out the year(john dory,common skate etc)

please before you head out ask a local or gain the knowledge yourself of the killala navagational marking system that leads you in and out of the channel/bay.it is not hard to learn and will take you five minutes to know if you ask a local fisherman or any local personell
please know your tides and keep an eye out at all times for your own safety(other boats,bouys,safety marks) and you should be on course now to sample the great fishing that killala bay has to offer.any one that has quieries they can pm me on here at any time

and always remember to keep the slipway clear at all times when possible

thanks brian

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there is a good public slip in renville in oranmore