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Best wishes to Professor Tom Collins on his retirement from the Water Forum

The Forum would like to take this opportunity to wish our Chair, Professor Tom Collins, best wishes on his retirement from the Forum. Tom’s expertise and knowledge has been an

An Fóram Uisce Newsletter No. 5 Autumn 2021

The Forum’s Autumn newsletter reports on our work over the past 3 months and this issue includes an report on the draft River Basin Management plan. Members of the Forum

Pollution Impact Potential Maps for soils throughout Ireland are on catchments.ie

The IFA Smart Farming event, Sources and Solutions: the link between our soils and water quality, has launched a series of short information videos on soil fertility, soil carbon sequestration

Communicating water availability to improve awareness and the implementation of water conservation measures

An early career research report on Communicating water availability to improve awareness and the implementation of water conservation measures. Historical records show that Ireland has experienced approximately 45 droughts since

Introduction to the draft River Basin Management Plan 2022-2027

The aim of the River Basin Management Plan is to ensure that our natural waters are sustainably managed, that freshwater resources are protected so that there is no further deterioration;

Legacy Sediment Contamination

An Early Career Research project report on Legacy Sediment Contamination – Understanding sediment contamination legacy issues in lake and river sediments and the implications for catchment management and drinking water

Good news for 21 towns and villages across Ireland this week

The communities in 21 small towns and villages have very good news this week as upgrades for their wastewater treatment plants have all been given the go-ahead. It will provide

Public Consultation on the draft River Basin Management Plan is launched

The public consultation on Ireland’s draft 3rd River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) 2022-2027 was launched by Ministers Darragh O’Brien, T.D. and Malcolm Noonan, T.D at Turvey Nature Reserve in Donabate.

Pilot soil sampling programme launched

The Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mr Charlie McConalogue T.D., and Ms Pippa Hackett, T.D., launched a major investment of €10 million in a pilot Soil Sampling and

Nitrates Action Programme, farming and the future

Ireland’s water quality is declining. In 53% of water bodies at risk of not achieving good ecological status, agriculture is the single biggest pressure contributing to water pollution, according to

Early-stage Researcher Bursary Call extended to 30th September 2021

An Fóram Uisce has extended the closing date for the Early-stage Researcher Bursary Call and broadened the eligibility criteria to include all research institutes in the Republic of Ireland. The

The Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) and why it matters to water

Ireland’s first Nitrates Action Programme (NAP) came into operation in 2006. Giving effect to the Nitrates Directive the NAP was designed to prevent pollution of surface waters and groundwater from

Consultation on SDG Implementation Plan is ongoing

The United Nations 2030 Agenda encourages countries to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into planning and policy, on both a national and international level. As a whole-of-government initiative overseen

Ireland’s 2nd Climate Status Report is released

This second report on how Ireland’s climate is changing was published by the EPA, Met Eireann and the Marine Institute following on the IPCC report last week. It states that

Climate Change report is a call to action

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) published a new report on Monday Aug. 9. The report shows temperatures rising more quickly than expected and show the long-term effects of

Consultation on the Sustainable Development Goals Implementation Plan 2021-2023 is OPEN

The consultation will be open for submissions to Friday 10 September 2021. Work is commencing on the development of the next SDG National Implementation Plan which will set out arrangements