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Opening Statement at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Opening Statement of Mr. Anthony Coleman, Director of Services, Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) on ‘Compliance with the Nitrates Directive: Implications for Ireland’ for the Joint Oireachtas Committee on

Kildare Schools Poster Competition

The aim of the competition is for individual students to design an A3 poster which best illustrates the theme: My Favourite Waterbody. The theme was chosen to highlight the connection

“Very significant day” as Ministers launch €60 million Farming for Water EIP

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, together with Minister of State Pippa Hackett and Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage,

Water quality advocates visit River Ara Walk in Tipperary town

A group of more than sixty public sector staff attending the quarterly meeting of the South East Region Water Framework Directive Operational Committee in Ballykisteen Hotel, Tipperary, were left

Press Release: Local Authority Waters Programme Launches National Photography Competition

“My favourite waterbody” photo competition launched on World Wetlands Day 2024 Friday, 2nd of February 2024: Today, on World Wetlands Day Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) is launching a nationwide

Grants available for communities to deliver positive actions for water quality, protection and awareness

The LAWPRO Community Water Development Fund 2024 is now open for applications Community Water Development Fund 2024 Grant Application form Your local community or voluntary group can now apply for

Announcement of the postponement of the Communities Caring for Water Conference 2023

We hope you're doing well and are actively involved in your community activities. We are writing to let you know with regret that the ‘Communities Caring for Water Conference 2023’,

Water European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Project for Ireland

The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), in collaboration with Teagasc and Dairy Industry Ireland, have been successful in its application to deliver a new Water European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Project

Mainstreaming Nature-Based Solutions Series May 2023

Shifting the conversation from theory to application Series Overview – 4 lunchtime webinars Our society continues to adapt to innovations in technology, long-established patterns disrupted by climate change, and our

SuperValu TidyTowns – Waters and Communities Special Award 2023

SuperValu TidyTowns Waters and Communities Special Award 2023 The Waters and Communities Special Award is now open for 2023 via an online portal Waters and Communities Award - TidyTowns Competition

Publication of the Blue Dot Catchments booklet by Streamscapes

Coomhola was the subject of, and setting for, the launch of a ‘Blue Dot Catchments’ booklet by Streamscapes on 17th August 2022. Christopher O’Sullivan TD, supported by Michael Collins TD

GRANTS OF OVER €500,000 TO BENEFIT COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL WATERS

Community Water Development Fund grants have been issued by the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO). Totalling some €510,000 in grants, the latest call has seen 182 successful applications for funding