Gas Pipeline To The West

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Gas Pipeline To The West is an operating gas pipeline in Ireland.[1]

Location

The pipeline runs from Ballough, Dublin to Bruff, Limerick.[2]

Project details

Main Line

  • Operator: Gas Networks Ireland [1]
  • Owner: Gas Networks Ireland [1]
  • Parent company: The Government of Ireland[3]
  • Diameter: 750 mm[4]
  • Length: 350 km[4]
  • Status: Operating [1]
  • Start year: 2003[5]

Background

Main Line

Built in 2002, The Gas Pipeline To The West is the longest pipeline project in Ireland. The pipeline was built to bring gas from Dublin to the west of Ireland and connect to the Limerick Spur of the Dublin To Cork pipeline, completing a ring connecting Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford in an integrated network. The ring is supplied by the Corrib Oil And Gas Field as well as the UK-Ireland Interconnector Gas Pipeline and the UK-Ireland Interconnector 2.[5]


Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 www.gasnetworks.ie (PDF) https://www.gasnetworks.ie/sites/default/files/docs/renewable/Pathway-to-a-Net-Zero-Carbon-Network.pdf. Retrieved 2025-06-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Our Pipeline Map". www.gasnetworks.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-11. {{cite web}}: Text "https://www.gasnetworks.ie/corporate/company/our-network/pipeline-map>" ignored (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Corporate governance". www.gasnetworks.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Gas Pipeline To The West | Project | PJ Hegarty". www.pjhegarty.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Gas Pipeline To The West". www.rpsgroup.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.