Blooming Bees: The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan
One third of our bee species are threatened with extinction from Ireland. We know it’s because we have drastically reduced […]
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The National Water Forum / An Fóram Uisce – working for the common good
If a country’s waters are the prism through which a society’s relationship with its environment can be assessed, then Ireland […]
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Water Heritage Day: a celebration of water during National Heritage Week 2017
National Heritage Week is held over the last week of August each year and is coordinated by The Heritage Council. […]
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Eco Eye: Pristine Waters
30 years ago there were over 500 pure, unpolluted freshwater sites in Ireland, now there are only 21 left. In […]
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Cool Planet Experience launched in Powerscourt, County Wicklow
The ‘Cool Planet Experience’ was launched yesterday, January 10th 2018, in Powerscourt, Co Wicklow. Sir Richard Branson was on hand to do […]
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Launch of new ‘Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme’ to improve water quality
Minister Michael Creed T.D. and Minster Eoghan Murphy T.D. launch the ‘Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme’ The Minister for Agriculture, […]
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Deficiencies in Ireland’s waste water treatment – an unacceptable risk to the environment and public health
The EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2016, released today, highlights the need for significant funding to address […]
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Maigue Rivers Trust launched in Limerick
The Maigue Rivers Trust was launched in Croom on Friday, May 26th, with a mission ‘to protect, enhance and cherish […]
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Public Information and Feedback Sessions: Recommended Areas for Action
The draft River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) for the second cycle of the Water Framework Directive was published on the […]
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Waters and Communities TidyTowns Special Awards 2017
Huge congratulations to Emyvale TidyTowns group from County Monaghan who are the overall winners in the Waters and Communities TidyTowns […]
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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.