Paddling near Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

Ballinasloe sits in east Galway where the River Suck flows through the town before joining the Shannon a short distance away. The area is prime flatwater paddling country: the Suck is paddleable in and around Ballinasloe, and the mid-Shannon corridor — accessible from Ballinasloe Marina — opens up a broad network of slow-moving river and lakewater stretching toward Lough Ree to the north. The Meelick-Eyrecourt Kayak Club, based at Meelick Weir on the mid-Shannon, serves the wider region including Ballinasloe.