National Water Forum Reps - An Fóram Uisce

Donal Purcell represents An Fóram Uisce – the Water Forum on the Water Advisory Body

Stakeholders	Members
Agriculture	Denis Drennan - Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) ; Derry Dillon - MACRA ; Dominic Cronin - Irish Co-operative Society (ICOS) ; Paul O’Brien - Irish Farmers Association (IFA)
Angling	Martin McEnroe - Anglers
Business	Neil Walker - Irish Business & Employers Confederation (IBEC)
Chairperson	Dr Matt Crowe
Community and Voluntary	Gerald Quain - Irish Rural Link ; Issy Petrie - St. Vincent de Paul
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
Forestry	Brendan Fitzsimons - Tree Council of Ireland
General Consumers	Connie Rochford ; Keith Hyland
National Federation of Group Water Schemes	Barry Deane - CEO National Federation of Group Water Schemes ; Jean Rosney
Recreation	Dr Tim Butter - Irish Underwater Council
Rivers Trusts	Siobhan Ward - Moy Rivers Trust
Social Housing	David Wright
Tourism	Timm Fenn - Irish Hotels Federation (IHF)

Latest News

Land Use Evidence Review Synthesis Report Phase 1 published this week

The Programme for Government committed to carrying out a Land Use Review to ensure that optimal land use options inform all relevant Government decisions. In 2022, Department of Agriculture Food

EPA hydrology bulletin shows low water levels across the country, we need to consider water conservation

The EPA Hydrology Bulletin for February 2023 shows localised drought conditions that have resulted in river flows being below long-term averages across the country. The hydrology bulletin is based on

Nutrient recovery and recycling from wastewater in Ireland, policy gaps and recommendations

A desktop research study commissioned by the Water Forum was carried out by Dr Mattheo Gilberti and Dr Recep Kaan Dereli from the School of Chemical and Bioprocesses Engineering at

Water Services Standing Committee visit Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant

Uisce Éireann and Celtic Anglian Water hosted the Forum's Water Services Standing Committee meeting at their Ringsend plant this week. Wastewater from Dublin has been treated in Ringsend since 1906.

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22nd March 2023

Meeting No. 48 24th January 2023

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3rd March 2023

Nutrient recovery and recycling from wastewater in Ireland, with associated policy gaps and recommendations. Policy Brief

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3rd March 2023

Nutrient recovery and recycling from wastewater in Ireland, with associated policy gaps and recommendations. Research Report

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15th February 2023

Submission to Irish Water on the Northwest Regional Plan 15 February 2023

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