Water is worth saving: to protect supply and aquatic habitats
While this warm spell is very welcome to most of us, it maybe causing some issues for farmers and Irish Water. Today, Irish Water has posted a notice to say
National Water Forum Members
An Fóram is the only statutory body representative of all stakeholders with an interest in the quality of Ireland’s water bodies. It consists of 25 members representing a wide range of organisations with direct connections to issues relating to water quality and also public water consumers. Approximately 50 different organisations were involved in the nomination of the members.
| Stakeholders | Members |
|---|---|
| Angling | Martin McEnroe - Anglers |
| Agriculture | Dominic Cronin - Irish Co-operative Society (ICOS); Denis Drennan - Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA); Derry Dillon - MACRA; Paul O'Brien - Irish Farmers Association (IFA) |
| Business | Neil Walker - Irish Business & Employers Confederation (IBEC) |
| Community and Voluntary | Issy Petrie - St. Vincent de Paul; Gerald Quain - Irish Rural Link |
| Education | Dr Suzanne Linnane - Dundalk Institute of Technology |
| Environment | Bernadette Connolly - Cork Environmental Forum; Ollan Herr - Zero Waste Alliance; Sinead O’Brien - Sustainable Water Network (SWAN); Dr Elaine McGoff - An Taisce; Charles Stanley-Smith - The Environment Pillar |
| Fisheries/Aquaculture | Vacant |
| Forestry | Brendan Fitzsimons - Tree Council of Ireland |
| General Consumers | Connie Rochford, Keith Hyland |
| National Federation of Group Water Schemes | Barry Deane, Jean Rosney |
| Recreation | Dr Tim Butter (Irish Underwater Council) |
| Rivers Trusts | Siobhan Ward (Moy Rivers Trust) |
| Social Housing | David Wright |
| Tourism | Tim Fenn - Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) |
| Trade Unions | Liam Berney - Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) |
| Chairperson | Dr Matt Crowe |
