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A cruiser moored at the Ballina quay, looking across the Shannon to the old stone bridge, the tower of St Flannan's Cathedral and the houses of Killaloe.
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Town Co. Clare

Killaloe & Ballina

Cill Dalua / Béal an Átha

Also part of: Lower Shannon: Killaloe to Limerick

Twin towns joined by an old 13-arch bridge at Lough Derg's southern tip, steeped in Brian Ború history, with moorings on both banks and plenty of pubs.

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  • Private · not yet checked
  • Shore power
  • Pump-out
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Killaloe river jetty

Public

Public jetty · open to all boats

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Max. stay: Up to 5 days in a row, or 7 days in a month; longer stays from November to March only with a winter mooring permit

Jetty on the Clare bank just above the old bridge, a short walk from the town centre.

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Killaloe canal moorings

Public

Quay wall · open to all boats

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Max. stay: Up to 5 days in a row, or 7 days in a month; longer stays from November to March only with a winter mooring permit

Moorings in the short canal on the Clare side, entered from the river below the bridge opposite the slipway; bring mooring pins.

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Killaloe quays below the bridge

Public

Quay wall · open to all boats

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Max. stay: Up to 5 days in a row, or 7 days in a month; longer stays from November to March only with a winter mooring permit

Quay walls on the Clare bank downstream of the bridge, for boats that fit under it; lively with water-skiers at weekends.

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Ballina jetty

Public

Public jetty · open to all boats

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Shore power
No
Pump-out
No

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Max. stay: Up to 5 days in a row, or 7 days in a month; longer stays from November to March only with a winter mooring permit

Floating jetty on the Tipperary bank above the bridge, close to the Ballina pubs; no shore power or pump-out on this side.

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Lough Derg Marina

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Private marina · visitor access not yet checked — call ahead

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Operator
Lough Derg Marina
+353 61 376677 loughdergmarina.com

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Large private marina on the Ballina shore north of the bridge (about 250 berths when sold in 2015, since redeveloped). No visitor berths are advertised: phone first.

Private marina on the Ballina shore; berths for boat owners, phone for availability.

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Harbour Village marina

No visitors

Private marina · no visiting boats

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Operator
Private

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Residents' marina at Harbour Village on the Killaloe side: the berths belong to the apartments and are not let to the public.

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Mooring limit: 5 days in a row, 7 days a month

Public moorings on the Shannon Navigation and the Shannon–Erne Waterway: at the same public harbour for at most 5 days in a row, or 7 days in total in any month, all year round. A longer stay in winter (1 November to 31 March) needs a winter mooring from Waterways Ireland. Boater information from Waterways Ireland

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In an emergency 112 999

Call 112 or 999 and ask for the Coast Guard. Both numbers work in Ireland and in Northern Ireland.

About Killaloe & Ballina

Killaloe in Co. Clare and Ballina in Co. Tipperary face each other across the Shannon where Lough Derg narrows back into a river. Their 13-arch stone bridge has carried only walkers and cyclists since October 2025. Public moorings line both banks: on the Killaloe side a jetty above the bridge, the old quays below it and a short canal where you will need mooring pins; on the Ballina side a floating jetty upstream of the bridge. Killaloe's Waterways Ireland service block has toilets, showers, pump-out and shore power, while Ballina has toilets, showers and a slipway. North of the bridge are several private marinas, among them the large Lough Derg Marina on the Ballina shore. St Flannan's Cathedral, from about 1200, is open daily, Brian Ború ruled Ireland from Kincora on the hill above the town, and pubs, restaurants and supermarkets are a few minutes' walk from every berth.

Eat & drink 7

Things to do 7

Services

  • Shore power · Killaloe service block summer only · Waterways Ireland
  • Pump-out · Killaloe service block summer only · Waterways Ireland
  • Showers · Ballina service block Local council
  • Showers · Killaloe service block Waterways Ireland
  • Slipway · Ballina slipway
  • Toilets · Ballina service block Local council
  • Toilets · Killaloe service block Waterways Ireland

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≈ distances are computed along the water, not along the marked channel. Times are our estimate: 7.5 km/h and 15 minutes a lock.

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Food & drink (5)
Things to do (2)
Services (8)
Harbours & marinas from OpenStreetMap — access not checked (3)
Locks & bridges (1)

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