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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Ecology Unit
The Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Unit is involved in assessing the ecological health of Ireland’s rivers, lakes, estuaries and coastal waters. We work with our partners to ensure that the information we collect can be used to improve our knowledge and understanding of Ireland’s aquatic environment.
Recent articles by Selma
Smart Farming – addressing the dual challenges of improving farm returns while enhancing the rural environment
What is Smart Farming? Smart Farming is a voluntary resource efficiency programme led by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) in […]
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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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Comprehensive bird survey being undertaken along Shannon Estuary
The most comprehensive bird population and habitat survey ever undertaken on the Shannon Estuary has been underway since May 2017. […]
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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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‘Farmland Guidelines: Actions to help Pollinators’ aims to get Ireland’s farmland buzzing again
The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan’s ‘Farmland Guidelines: Actions to help Pollinators’, which offers evidence-based actions farmers can take to help protect […]
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Delphi Lodge hosts children’s fishing day
Delphi Lodge, a historic fishing lodge in County Mayo, held its now annual end of season staff and children’s day […]
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Pesticides – modelling catchment management solutions
Throughout the UK, water companies are detecting pesticide concentrations above the regulatory drinking water standard in surface waters supplying their […]
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Cuan Beo: reconnecting the land and the sea in Galway
Growing concern about the demise of water quality in South Galway Bay and its consequences for the quality of life […]
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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.