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Student from Mary Immaculate Secondary School Wins at Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026

Oisín Jackson, a student from Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, has won the Water Forum–sponsored Water Award at the 2026 Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition for his innovative project,

Water Forum Newsletter No. 21 Autumn 2025

Please find our Newsletter covering our key outputs for the last quarter. Inside this edition, you will find updates on: Recent sector developments The Forum’s policy submissions and recommendations on

Big steps needed to protect and restore Ireland’s waters!

An Fóram Uisce has submitted recommendations to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage ahead of the public consultation on the Significant Water Management Issues for the development of Ireland’s

Youth Voices for Water: What We Learned from Our First Youth Workshop

Following our first youth-focused workshop, Conversations About Water, we’re pleased to share the outcomes in a new poster and report capturing what young people had to say. Read more about

Water Forum publishes tender for public water consumer survey

The Water Forum is commissioning a national survey to determine views of public water consumers in relation to attitudes towards their water supply and customer services of public water providers.

Water Forum Newsletter No. 20 Summer 2025 is published

Please find our Newsletter covering our key outputs for the last quarter. In June, we visited Vartry Water Treatment Plant with Uisce Éireann and Veolia. Later in the month we

Hosepipe ban in Tipperary, Cork, Waterford and Wexford until September

This week Uisce Éireann implemented a water conservation order (hosepipe ban) in Counties Cork, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford to be in place until September. This is in addition to hosepipe

Survey finds 91% of people state healthy waterways are important

Water Forum Survey is published this week A Water Forum survey to measure public interest and understanding of water quality in Ireland was published this week. The objective was 'to

Uisce Éireann launch a water conservation appeal

This week Uisce Éireann launched a water conservation appeal ahead of the forecast hot spell. They are asking people to leave the hosepipe in the shed and turn off those

Water Heritage Day, 24th August, provides an opportunity to organise an event to celebrate water

The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) are making €30,000 in grants available to community groups to organise a water-related event for Heritage Week. The theme of Heritage Week 2025 is ‘Exploring

EPA Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies is published today

Today, the EPA published its report on Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies for 2024. The report shows that Uisce Éireann are making steady progress in most areas, but that

First Water Forum Youth Workshop held this week – Conversations about water

This week, the Water Forum held its first youth-focused workshop, titled Conversations About Water. The event provided an opportunity to explore young people's knowledge of and interest in water management

European Environment Agency releases country bathing water reports

The European Environment Agency state that 22,000 bathing water sites are monitored across Europe each season. 29 countries report their assessments to the European Environment Agency (EU 27 plus Albania

Members meet with Minister O’Sullivan

Water Forum members and team had a meeting with Minister O'Sullivan and department officials at the EPA Water Conference in Galway this week. This was the Forum's first time to

EPA publishes the first National Climate Change Risk Assessment

Ireland’s first National Climate Change Risk Assessment was published this week. This study was undertaken by the EPA in collaboration with government departments, state agencies, and other stakeholders to assess

Case Study: Water Conservation in Ireland

The Water Forum is a stakeholder body with representatives from 16 different sectors and our role is to advise on water policy and implementation. Today, the Forum has published a

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Student from Mary Immaculate Secondary School Wins at Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026

Water Forum Newsletter No. 21 Autumn 2025

Big steps needed to protect and restore Ireland’s waters!

Youth Voices for Water: What We Learned from Our First Youth Workshop

Water Forum publishes tender for public water consumer survey

Water Forum Newsletter No. 20 Summer 2025 is published

Hosepipe ban in Tipperary, Cork, Waterford and Wexford until September

Survey finds 91% of people state healthy waterways are important

Uisce Éireann launch a water conservation appeal

Water Heritage Day, 24th August, provides an opportunity to organise an event to celebrate water

EPA Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies is published today

First Water Forum Youth Workshop held this week – Conversations about water

European Environment Agency releases country bathing water reports

Members meet with Minister O’Sullivan

EPA publishes the first National Climate Change Risk Assessment

Case Study: Water Conservation in Ireland

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