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24 Years experience in Boat hire holidays on the Shannon

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We live and work close to the Shannon River

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Shannon River Boat Hire Holidays Ireland

Shannon River have been arranging boat hire holidays on the Shannon River since 2002, our mission is to help you find the right boat for your Shannon cruise. Prices for boat hire on the Shannon River in Ireland change many times throughout the boating season and you can use our handy form to get a list of hire boats that suit your needs with prices for your preferred holiday dates. Simply choose the preferred date of your cruise and the number of crew members and you'll be presented with a list of boats that suit you.

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Over 24 years experience arranging boat hire cruises on the Shannon River.

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Based on the Shannon River in Ireland (in Roosky, near Carrick-on-Shannon).

Special Offers on Boat Hire Holidays in Ireland

Get the best deals - we have all the best discounts and special offers on Shannon cruising holidays in Ireland.

Book a cruise of 3 to 5 nights and get an extra night free.

Book 7 nights or more starting in 2026 and get 10% off.

Book your 2026 cruising holiday with Shannon River and get up to €800 off from June to October.

Book your 2026 cruise with Carrick Craft and get 10% off.

Book 7 nights or more with on Silverline Boat in 2026 and get 5% off.

Book your 2026 cruise before January 31st and get 10% off.

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What our customers say...

We've been arranging boat hire holidays in Ireland for 24 years - we don't like to blow our own trumpet so we ask our customers to do it for us. Below are some of their comments.

will book again with you

Had a great time thanks for your help, will book again with you .

Aaron Gahon

I will definitely recommend you to anybody who is planning a houseboat trip.

Thanks for everything, we had a great time.

Everything was fine, Yvonne and you were very helpful and I will definitely recommend you to anybody who is planning a houseboat trip.All went well and we had an excellent holiday. Our grandchildren enjoyed it too and would like to go on the Shannon again sometime

Geoffrey Turner, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.

Was a great time we had.

Oh but a distant memory. Was a great time we had, weather improved last two days so that made it good... Attached a few images of the trip, Thanks, and next year may do again

Joe Lennon, Dublin, Ireland

We had a great time on the river, really enjoyable and the kids loved it.

We had a great time on the river, really enjoyable and the kids loved it. I was very impressed with your web site and the back up service you gave in terms of the phone calls etc. We have some great photos of us dressed as pirates so will try to send some on if I remember when I get home.

Conor Walsh, Dublin, Ireland

Thanks, Brian, we had a very great time, indeed. We will tell around here in Brussels.

Jeroen van Beeck, Brussels

The boat was great and trip very relaxing

Great time thank you. Overall very happy with your service thanks. Only niggle was the hire bikes. Silver line said they thought we were bringing our own and the ones we were given were too small and in very poor condition. The pedal and pedal fork on mine was very loose and rusty and made an awful creaking noise riding along. I had to buy some WD40 to stop the noise. Other than that boat was g...

Justin Cummings, Mayo, Ireland

We will be back again.

We had an amazing time, staff of carrickcraft were great to deal with and boat had everything we needed. We will be back again.

Andrew Howley, Dublin

We had a fantastic time on our trip,

We had a fantastic time on our trip, the only problem was that it was too short! We would love to hire one of your boats again next year for a week. The boat was so compact yet comfortable with clean, fresh duvets and pillows. We really appreciated the little touches like new teatowels, plenty of washing up liquid and all the utensils that you could possibly need in the kitchen. The boat was s...

Tara Fairbrother, Dublin, Ireland

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