Group Water Schemes (GWSs) are community managed water suppliers, primarily in rural Ireland. WIDSOM: Learning from Group Water Schemes, an […]
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Originally published in the Winter 2018 Catchments Newsletter. Catherine Seale, Galway’s Community Water Officer, tells us how Cuan Beo, a […]
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‘Balsam Bashing’ is the term used to describe the removal of the plant Himalayan Balsam, which is an invasive alien […]
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Dublin celebrated World Water Day in March 2018, and then it had the amazing Dublin Waters Action Day in April, […]
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This is the rather wonderful story of what happens on a farm where the owners decided to do less, and […]
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The Community Water Development Fund supports communities developing water related projects and initiatives. Eoghan Brennan from Portrun Development Association tells […]
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The EPA upgraded their surface water hydrometric stations and groundwater level monitoring sites to telemetric data loggers during 2016 and […]
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Abbey TidyTowns won the overall 2018 Waters & Communities Special Award. They have been very concerned about their river and […]
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.
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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.
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