UK & Ireland Lakes Network (UKILN) Conference 2025 – Registration Open
UK & Ireland Lakes Network (UKILN) Conference 2025 will be held on 14–15 October in Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland. This […]
Read MoreUK & Ireland Lakes Network (UKILN) Conference 2025 will be held on 14–15 October in Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland. This […]
Read MoreThe EPA Water Conference took place on 11 and 12 June 2025 in Galway and online. Over 240 people attended […]
Read MoreAn Taisce have developed a suite of resources to support the creation and management of ponds across Ireland—highlighting their vital […]
Read MoreThe Barrier Mitigation Fund is a key initiative under Inland Fisheries Ireland’s (IFI) National Barrier Mitigation Programme, NBMP. Its goal […]
Read MoreMinister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, welcomes the Nature-based Solutions Conference – To Protect and […]
Read MoreWillow Beds – A nature-based solution to reduce overland runoff and pollution in Kerry The Farming for Water Project is […]
Read MoreRegistration is now open for the EPA Water Conference 2025. (CPD Approved) The EPA Water Conference 2025 will highlight the […]
Read MoreThe Rivers Trust’s Annual Conference was held on 9 April, 2025 and examined the vast impacts of blue-green algal blooms […]
Read MoreThis research report explores improving water quality affected by agricultural practices using a multi-disciplinary approach. The WaterMARKE project investigated ways […]
Read Morecatchments.ie shares science and stories about Ireland’s water catchments, and people’s connections to water. This article highlights some key articles, data […]
Read MoreQuite 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.
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.
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.
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.