St. Joseph’s Foroige, Streamstown – award-winning work to reduce pesticide use
St. Joseph’s Foroige, Streamstown Co Westmeath recently won a gold medal for their project on weed killer at the Aldi […]
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Catchment News
River Explorers – using their waterway responsibly
In late 2017, the River Explorers programme helped 330 fifth & sixth class primary school children across Ireland protect their […]
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Kilteevan River – Our Living Heritage
Mr Denis Naughton, Minister for Communications, Climate Acton and Environment, unveiled a new sign titled Kilteevan River – Our Living […]
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TidyTowns – Waters and Communities Special Award
TidyTowns and other community groups groups can win a Waters and Communities Award, which is sponsored by Inland Fisheries Ireland, […]
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River Al, Athlone: clean up and regeneration by Willow Park community group
The River Al is a tributary of the mighty River Shannon and on its journey the Al flows through the […]
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The Nore Vision Project
How do you get from ‘A’ to ‘B’? If ‘A’ is a catchment with deteriorating water quality and ‘B’ represents […]
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Creating a vision for Dundalk Bay Rivers
Dundalk Bay is an important area for shellfish, wetland birds and a range of marine and coastal habitats including vegetated […]
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Battling the invaders in Duhallow
There is a war being fought across Duhallow to control the alien invasive plant species Japanese knotweed. IRD Duhallow’s RaptorLIFE […]
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Quite simply, everyone in Ireland has a role to play. This can be from something as simple as making sure you don’t pollute your local stream, or a local community working together to establish a Rivers Trust to enhance the rivers and lakes in their area, to a Government Department or Agency helping a Minister implement a new policy to help protect and enhance all our water bodies.
This website has been developed and is maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency, and is a collaboration between the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Local Authority Waters Programme.
Local Authority Waters Programme
The Local Authority Waters Programme coordinates the efforts of local authorities and other public bodies in the implementation of the River Basin Management Plan, and supports local community and stakeholder involvement in managing our natural waters, for everyone’s benefit.
Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is responsible for coordinating the monitoring, assessment and reporting on the status of our 4,842 water bodies, looking at trends and changes, determining which waterbodies are at risk and what could be causing this, and drafting environmental objectives for each.
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
The Department is responsible for making sure that the right policies, regulations and resources are in place to implement the Water Framework Directive, and developing a River Basin Management Plan and Programme of Measures to protect and restore our waters.