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Join us at the Waterways College, where we learn differently.

Why Choose Us

We are delighted to welcome you to the newly launched Waterways College, Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny. From our wonderful location overlooking the Barrow, we have a daily reminder of the importance of safeguarding all our rivers, streams and lakes of Ireland.

At Waterways, we want to educate and imbue all those who walk through our doors with a sense of wonder and appreciation of our natural habitats. Our connection with our rivers is a deep rooted one, and through our educational programmes, our aim is to ensure that we continue to be custodians of this natural gift and to protect and renew it for future  generations.

Come and visit us at Waterways, together, we can learn about our inland Waterways. Learn how to protect our wonderous and age-old Rivers and Waterways while improving the world around us.

Waterways College

“Our Waterways are part of our communities and can teach us all”

Map: Sean Haughton

Our Values

Waterways College is run by Kilkenny LEADER Partnership in conjunction with our educational providers. From our launch we aim to grow into a speciality learning & training location, for students from all programmes, from part-time learning, through to full-time learning and life learning. Fundamental to all courses will be the “Waterways” and how that will influence the learning. Our ambitions are robust and disruptive in further education as we are the first college to solely focus on our environmental setting and ensure all our programmes reflect that.

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Enhancing Community

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Enhancing Community

"Ecology is an area I initially became interested in while at school, but having completed my course in the Waterways College I can now plan to gain my qualification and work in Ecology. I feel we all need to do our part in climate change and looking after our rivers is a great place to start."
Tom, age 19

Location

Based in we are a 30 min from Kilkenny, 37 min from Carlow and 49 min to Waterford. There are regular bus connections to all areas via public transport.

GPS Co-Ordinates
52°3’5.54″ N 9°29’45.06″ W
52.537977, -6.962826

GPS Co-Ordinates
52°3’5.54″ N 9°29’45.06″ W
52.537977, -6.962826