Hydrology National Conference, November 2018 – hydrology and community involvement
This year, Ireland’s national hydrology conference has a theme of Hydrology and Community Involvement and will be held on Tuesday 20th […]
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Catchment News
Celebrating community success in Ashbourne
Community Water Officer Aoife McGrath tells us how a community action group is helping tackle litter and pollution in and [...]
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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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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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Slovenian delegation visits Ireland to learn about turloughs and Irish LIFE projects
The Waters and Communities Office Community Water Officer, Ruairí Ó Conchúir, was delighted to host a delegation from Slovenia to [...]
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Minister Murphy launches River Basin Management Plan 2018-2021
Plan to result in the protection and improvement of water quality in approximately 726 water bodies in Ireland €1.7 billion […]
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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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Constructed wetlands of Ireland – new database now online
As part of an EPA-funded project, NUI Galway researchers Collette Mulkeen, Dr Mark Healy and Prof Mike Gormally identified a […]
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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 waterbodies.
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 and Communities Office.
Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is responsible for coordinating the monitoring, assessment and reporting on the status of our 4829 waterbodies, looking at trends and changes and determining which waterbodies are at risk and what could be causing this, and drafting environmental objectives and measures for each.
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government
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 that will be implemented after public consultation, and sign off by the Minister.