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Executive Summary

The Local Authority Waters and Communities Office

Local Authority Waters & Communities Office

R E P O R T

F E B R U A RY 2016 – D E C E M B E R 2017

Cover image: Dr Connie O’Driscoll, Ecologist and pupils from Killeen National School conducting a water experiment. Photo by Mick Kane, Community Water Officer.

Local Authority Waters & Communities Office

R E P O R T

F E B R U A RY 2016 – D E C E M B E R 2017

The Local Authority Waters and Communities Office

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Report | February 2016 – December 2017

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Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Executive Summary viii

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Background 2

1.2 The Waters & Communities Office Team 2

1.3 The Water Framework Directive 4

1.4 Ireland’s Water Policy Regulation 5

2 River Basin Management Plan 1st Cycle – Lessons Learnt 7

2.1 Local Authorites’ Response 8

2.2 Establishing the Local Authority Waters & Communities Office 9

2.3 Waters & Communities Office Core Aims 10

3 Waters & Communities Office – Getting Started 11

3.1 Local Authority Regional Information Sessions 12

3.2 IT Systems 12

3.3 Back Office Arrangements 12

3.4 WFD Sampling Programme 13

3.5 Business Case for LA Waters Support and Advice Team 13

3.6 Communication of New WFD Governance Structures 13

3.7 Other Actions 14

3.8 Pilot River Suir Public Participation Programme 14

3.9 Regional Water and Environment Management Committees 16

4 Draft River Basin Management Plan Public Consultations 2017 17

4.1 Format of Meetings 19

4.2 Outcomes 19

4.3 Work Schedule 19

4.4 Local Authority Briefing Sessions 19

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5 Working with Communities 21

5.1 Boots on the Ground 22

5.2 Rivers Trusts 22

5.3 LEADER 24

6 Coordination 25

6.1 Northern Ireland 26

6.2 Regional WFD Operational Committees 28

6.3 Characterisation Programme 29

6.3.1 Catchment Assessment Workshops 29

6.3.2 Areas for Action 29

6.4 Working Groups and Steering Committees 30

6.4.1 Water Quality and Agriculture Working Group 31

6.5 A UK-Ireland Knowledge Exchange 32

7 Information Technology Systems and Office Administration 35

7.1 Office Administration 36

7.2 Health, Safety and Welfare at Work 36

8 Communications and Marketing 37

8.1 Branding and Information Leaflets 38

8.2 www.catchments.ie 40

8.3 Website 40

8.4 Facebook and Twitter 41

8.5 Heritage Week 42

8.6 Mission and Vision 43

9 Funding 45

9.1 Funding 46

9.2 Waters & Communities Tidy Towns Special Award 47

10 The Water Forum/An Fóram Uisce 49

11 Meet the Community Water Officers 51

11.1 Training 55

11.2 Role 56

12 Regional Coordinators 42

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Appendices 59

A Role of Regional Coordinators as Defined in the Business Case 60

B Support Staff Roles 62

C CWO’s – Their Roles as Defined in the Business Case 63

D Regional Water and Environment Management Committees

– Terms of Reference 64

E Regional WFD Operational Committees – Terms of Reference 66

F Examples of Community Water Officers Work 67

Who’s Who on the Inishowen Rivers? – Connecting Communities 67

A Vision for Dundalk Bay Catchment 68

Networking for Nature – Tidy Towns Event Carrick-on-Shannon 69

Cuan Beo; Reconnecting the Land and The Sea in the Counties of Clare and Galway 70

The Moy Catchment Association 71

Willow Park Community Group Athlone, River Al Clean-up and Regeneration Project 73

The Dodder Gathering 2017 74

Celebrating Community Success in Ashbourne 75

Citizen Science Small Coastal Streams Monitoring Programme 75

Community Dialogue on the Inny and Cummeragh River Catchments, Co Kerry 76

A Local Champion on the River Funshion 78

Crayfish Plague Outbreak – A Multi-agency and Community Response 79

G Heritage Week Activities 17-27 August 2017 supported by

Community Water Officers 80

H Tables – Community Engagement and Support 88

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List of acronyms and terms used throughout this document

WFD Water Framework Directive

RBMP River Basin Management Plan

PoMs Programme of Measures

RAA Recommended Areas for Action

LA Local Authority

EPA Environmental Protection Agency

IFI Inland Fisheries Ireland

LAWCO The Local Authority Waters & Communities Office

DHPLG Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government

DECLG Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service

OPW Office of Public Works

KTCC Kilkenny and Tipperary County Councils

CWO Community Water Officer

EU European Union

OHSAS Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series

CCMA City and County Management Association

NI Northern Ireland

NFGWS National Federation of Group Water Schemes

CFRAMs Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme

GSI Geological Survey Ireland

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Foreword

ForewordI am very pleased to introduce this report on the establishment and implementation of the Local Authority Waters and Communities Office (LAWCO).

While the period covered by the report pre-dates my involvement with the programme, the outputs of the LAWCO team are significant and form the bedrock on which the LA Waters Programme (LAWPRO) is built. The combination of the communities team and the catchment assessment team within LAWPRO assures an integrated - and consequently more effective – approach to delivery of the local government sector’s obligations to the River Basin Management Plan.

I am confident that this report will be of assistance to those involved in reviewing the role of the LA Waters and Communities Office and to those seeking a model for an innovative approach to tackling similar challenges in other sectors.

Seán Keating, Director of Services

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Executive SummaryThe Water Framework Directive (WFD) is an innovative piece of EU legislation, firstly because it organises water governance around river basins (or catchments) instead of administrative boundaries and secondly because it mandates public participation in development and implementation of River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs).

The WFD was transposed into Irish law by the 2003 EU Water Policy Regulations as amended by the 2014 Regulations. These placed statutory obligations on Local Authorities for regional coordination of public bodies and public and stakeholder engagement, to encourage wide participation in the development and implementation of RBMPs.

In response to these new responsibilities a Local Authority National WFD Office was proposed, which would coordinate and deliver these obligations on behalf of all 31 LA’s. To this end, the Local Authority Waters and Communities Office (LAWCO) was set up in February 2016, managed jointly by Kilkenny and Tipperary County Council.

The initial set up phase of LAWCO involved the recruitment of a team of specialist staff and development of a ‘roadmap’ for the new organisation. This involved identifying stakeholders, setting objectives and developing a vision and a brand. The arrival of the Community Water Officers from September 2016 onwards gave the new office a local presence across the country. Initially, the Community Water Officers work involved networking and engaging with operational staff of the public agencies, and local communities actively involved with their local water bodies.

The draft River Basin Management Plan was launched by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in February 2017 for a six-month public consultation, the Waters & Communities Office was tasked with driving public consultation at the local and regional level. This was delivered through 123 public consultation meetings generating 956 submissions directly to the Waters & Communities Office and a further 938 directly to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. This formed a significant part of the work programme for all staff during 2017.

The Waters & Communities Office evolved over the period to which this report relates, from that originally envisaged in the business case. This was necessary as the office moved from the theoretical to the practical and adapted to a rapidly changing working environment. This was evident by increased levels of intertest from local communities across the country. Throughout these initial stages there was continual liaison with the DHPLG and EPA to ensure agreement and understanding of workplans at all times.

This report documents the work and achievements of the Waters & Communities Office and its staff from its inception in February 2016 up to December 2017. The RBMP was launched by the Minister in April 2018 and with it a commitment of resources to assist with implementation of targeted measures aimed at improving water quality in prioritised Areas for Action. This resulted in 35 scientists with a range of expertise joining with the Waters & Communities Office and forming the Catchment Assessment Team. Combining both the remits of community engagement and catchment assessment into one team required restructuring to form the Local Authority Waters Programme. This development will be reflected in the 2018 Annual Report.

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INTRODUCTION


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1.1 BackgroundThe ‘Local Authority Waters & Communities Office’, also known by the acronym ‘LAWCO’, and usually as the ‘Waters & Communities Office’, was established in February 2016 in response to statutory obligations placed on the Local Authority sector for implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) in Ireland. The WFD aims to protect and restore healthy water in our rivers, lakes, groundwater, estuaries and coastal waters for the benefit of people, nature and the economy. This report documents the work of the ‘Waters & Communities Office’ from its inception in February 2016 to the end of year 2017.

1.2 The Waters & Communities Office Team

1.2.1 SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

The Waters & Communities Office senior management team for 2016 and 2017 consisted of Matt Shortt, Director of Service, Tipperary County Council, Carol McCarthy, Senior Engineer, Kilkenny County Council, Ray Spain, Coordinator based in Tullamore, Fran Igoe, Coordinator based in Clonmel and Bernie O’Flaherty, Coordinator based in Carrick-on-Shannon.

1.2.2 SPECIALIST STAFF

Three specialist staff are employed by the Waters & Communities Office and they are Sheevaun Thompson, Funding Lead; Michael Pollard, IT and Administration; and Alan Walsh, Communications and Marketing Lead, all three are based at Head Office in Clonmel.

Top (from left): Matt Short, Ray Spain; Bottom (from left): Bernie O’Flaherty, Fran Igoe

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» Jimmy Mc Veigh, Donegal

» Karen Kennedy, Carrick-on-Shannon

» Gretta Mc Carron, Carrickmacross

» Mick Kane, Castlebar

» Catherine Seale, Galway

» Basil Mannion, Tullamore

» Aoife McGrath, Navan

» Sinead Hurson, Dublin

» Ann Phelan, Kilkenny

» Kieran Murphy, Cork

» Ruairí Ó Conchuir, Limerick

» Bláithín Ní hÁinín, Tralee

From left to right: Alan Walsh, Sheevaun Thompson and Michael Pollard

1.2.3 COMMUNITY WATER OFFICERS

The Waters & Communities Office has 12 Community Water Officers based in 12 different locations around the country and they are;


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Jimmy McVeighDonegal Town

Gretta McCarronMonaghan

Karen KennedyCarrickonshannon

Mick KaneCastlebar

Catherine SealeGalway

Basil MannionTullamore

Sinéad HursonDublin

Ann PhelanKilkenny

Ruairí Ó ConchúirLimerick

Clonmel

Bláithín Ní AinínTralee Kieran Murphy

Cork

Aoife McGrathNavan

Figure 1: Community Water Officers and their locations

1.3 The Water Framework DirectiveThe EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) dated 23rd October 2000 established a framework for community action in the field of water policy. The WFD requires all water bodies to reach at least ‘good ecological status’ by 2015, or at the latest by 2027.

Introduction

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The WFD organises water management around naturally defined river basins, or catchments rather than traditional administrative boundaries and requires River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs) and Programmes of Measures (PoMs) to be developed in three six-year cycles, see Figure 2. The WFD requires close cooperation between public bodies and active involvement of stakeholders, and the public in the development of RBMPs, as per text of Article 14 as follows:

Member States shall encourage the active involvement of all interested parties in the implementation of

this Directive, in particular in the production, review and updating of the river basin

management plans.

Article 14, Water Framework Directive

Figure 2: River Basin Management Plans six-year cycles

Note: Ireland was two years behind most other EU Member States in publishing its 2nd cycle RBMP, due to the impacts of the financial crisis and economic downturn. The 2nd cycle RBMP for Ireland will therefore cover the period 2018-2021.

1.4 Ireland’s Water Policy Regulation The WFD was transposed into Irish law by the 2003 European Communities Water Policy Regulations, amended by the 2014 Regulations. The 2014 Regulations identified the competent authorities in relation to river basin districts as;

» The Minister; » Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); » Local Authorities (LAs).

Who were each assigned specific roles in a new three tier governance structure. The Water Policy Advisory Committee (WPAC) was established to advise the Minister on: RBMPs, establishing environmental objectives, and PoMs to achieve those objectives.


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Tier 3Regional Implementation and Public Participation

Local Authorities• The Local Authority Waters and Communities Office.

• Public engagement and participation.

• Monitoring, licencing and enforcement actions.

• Local Authorities implementing the River Basin Management Plans and Programme of Measures.

Water Policy Advisory Committee (WPAC)Department of the Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (CHAIR), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Public Works (OPW), Geological Survey Ireland (GSI), Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DFAM), Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (DAHG), Department of Health, County and City Management Association (CCMA), Health Service Executive (HSE)

• Oversight.

• Policy, regulation and resources.

• Sign off on River Basin Management Plan and Programme of Measures.

Tier 1Policy and Oversight

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)• Leads on the scientific aspects of the Water Framework Directive.

• Monitoring, assessment and reporting.

• Preparation of River Basin Management Plan.

• Evaluation and implementation of measures.

• Monitoring of enforcement tasks and environmental outcomes.

Tier 2Technical Implementation and Reporting

Figure 3: WFD Three Tier Governance Structure

Article 4 of the 2014 Water Policy Regulations places specific obligations on LAs for “Regional coordination, public consultation, the development and implementation of river basin management plans and programmes of measures with respect to their functional areas.”

And Article 9 states that “Local Authorities shall provide support and assistance to the Minister and the EPA in the characterisation of river basin districts, the establishment of environmental objectives, the making of the river basin management plans and in the development of programmes of measures with respect to their functional areas.”

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RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN 1ST CYCLE – LESSONS LEARNT


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Prior to the first cycle RBMPs being published (early 2010) it was recognised that existing governance structures were not adequate to deliver on WFD objectives. Existing structures would need to be strengthened. A chapter was inserted into the RBMPs by the Minister, which gave a commitment to review existing WFD governance. A review of the first cycle RBMPs in 2012 by the European Commission identified gaps in both governance and public participation in Ireland. In response to that review the EU (Water Policy) Regulations, 2014 strengthened WFD implementation in Ireland through the new three-tier governance structure. The following changes were introduced that would impact on the functions of LAs:

» The establishment of a Water Policy Advisory Committee.

» The Minister became the competent authority for the making of the RBMP and associated PoM’s.

» Local Authorities for regional coordination and public consultation.

» Local Authorities to provide support and assistance to the Minister and the EPA in the characterisation of river basin districts.

» Provision for the Minister to take measures to facilitate regional coordination through the establishment of regional WFD offices.

2.1 Local Authorities’ ResponseIn response to the statutory obligations placed on LA’s the County and City Management Association (CCMA) made a business case to the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government (DECLG) in April 2015 for additional resources for LAs. These additional resources would be necessary to deliver the coordination of WFD activities of public bodies and for promoting greater public participation in river basin management planning. This business case was later split into two separate parts. Firstly; establishment of an office to facilitate public engagement and regional coordination of public bodies. Secondly; extra scientific resources for LAs to assist with new roles in the implementation of the 2nd cycle RBMP.

The business case for the establishment of an office to focus on regional coordination and public engagement was approved by the DECLG in June 2015, paving the way for a new Local Authority National WFD Office on a pilot basis for five years. A competitive bidding process was facilitated by the Project Management Office of the Local Government Management Agency. The joint tender from Kilkenny and Tipperary County Councils was the successful bidder and they were appointed to lead a new national shared service on behalf of all 31 Local Authorities. This shared service became known as the Local Authority Waters & Communities Office.

Getting our messages to communities

River Basin Management Plan 1st Cycle – Lessons Learnt

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The business case grouped the tasks for the ‘Waters & Communities Office’ into three main areas:

2.2 Establishing the Local Authority Waters & Communities Office The Local Authority Waters & Communities Office was set up in February 2016. Responsibility for the office lies with the Chief Executives of Kilkenny and Tipperary County Councils, with Matt Shortt, Director of Services, Tipperary County Council as project leader (with Sean Keating taking over from March 2018) assisted by Carol McCarthy, Senior Engineer, Kilkenny County Council.

February 2016 saw the appointment of the three Regional Coordinators; Ray Spain, Bernie O’Flaherty and Fran Igoe, and three Specialist Staff: Sheevaun Thompson, Funding Lead; Michael Pollard, IT and Administration; and Alan Walsh, Communications and Marketing Lead. Their roles as defined in the business case is provided in Appendix A and B respectively.

The initial phase of the new office focussed on planning and strategy to develop a roadmap for future work plans and engagement activities. A national recruitment campaign followed to recruit twelve Community Water Officers. These posts were advertised without technical qualification requirements and designed to attract candidates with community and civic minded experience from a wide variety of backgrounds with an environmental interest. This approach was both unique and successful in attracting high calibre candidates with a diverse range of backgrounds, knowledge and experience.

Between September 2016 and February 2017, the twelve Community Water Officers (CWOs) commenced in their roles, based at office locations provided by twelve different LAs, creating a network across the entire country. Once in place the new team of 18 staff undertook an intensive training programme to prepare for the necessary awareness raising of the new office and engagement with communities and agencies in every county and catchment, also linking with relevant agencies in Northern Ireland. The Community Water Officers roles as defined in the business case is provided in Appendix C.

To support and coordinate the activities of local authorities, public bodies and other stakeholders in the management of Ireland’s natural waters.

Mobilise community action and public participation in development of RBMPs and engagement in actions to support RBMP objectives.

Provide support to the Minister and EPA on all WFD matters.

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Photo showing an early stage ‘Waters & Communities Office’ planning meeting

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End of Year Report | February 2016 – December 2017

2.3 Waters & Communities Office Core AimsThe core aims of the Waters & Communities Office can be grouped into five areas:

» Coordination: Working with Local Authorities and WFD implementing bodies both nationally and across the five agreed regions: Border, Midlands and East, West, Southeast and Southwest to ensure an integrated approach to the protection, improvement and management of the whole water environment. Developing linkages with sectoral interests and encouraging participation in the development and implementation of River Basin Management Plans and Programme of Measures.

» Participation: Encouraging active public participation in the development and implementation of River Basin Management Plans. Supporting community action in the protection and management of our natural water resources through local initiatives and projects which align with WFD objectives.

» Governance: Assisting the DHPLG and the EPA in the development and implementation of River Basin Management Plans and Programme of Measures. Coordinating and supporting networks of public bodies and stakeholders involved in river basin management planning.

» Awareness: Raising awareness and providing public information on water quality management in a clear and meaningful way. Promoting active public participation and knowledge sharing between Local Authorities, public bodies, stakeholders and communities. Promoting community learning by sharing examples of successful projects and best practice.

» Innovation: Continually identifying and delivering new ways of supporting community action in the protection and management of our natural water resources.

2.3.1 MISSION AND VISION

Our Mission: To support communities and work with public bodies and stakeholders to protect and care for the natural waters of Ireland.

Our Vision: The natural waters of Ireland, including rivers, lakes, estuaries, beaches and groundwater, are important for ourselves, for wildlife and for our economy. These will be restored, protected and cared for by public bodies, stakeholders and local communities working together, now and into the future.

A catchment isn’t just about rivers and lakes, it’s also about the

communities. Working together we can breathe new life into our

waters and our communities.

Jim Wilson

Moy Catchment Association

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WATERS & COMMUNITIES OFFICE – GETTING STARTED

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Work in the early part of 2016 following establishment of the office included the following:

3.1 Local Authority Regional Information SessionsThe first phase of LA engagement by the Waters & Communities Office commenced in February 2016. Regional Information Sessions were held at each of the five LA National Services Regional Training Centres; Ballincollig, Ballycoolin, Castlebar, Roscrea and Stranolar. Senior management and staff from the Environment, Water Services and Community & Enterprise sections of all 31 LAs were invited. The purpose of the information sessions was twofold:

This resulted in constructive dialogue between management representatives of the different LAs and the Waters & Communities Office. The issues and concerns raised were documented and collated for feedback to the Water Policy Advisory Committee at Tier 1, and to help inform the future direction for the Waters & Communities Office.

3.2 IT SystemsThe business case proposed that IT for the new office would be facilitated by the various host local authorities around the country. However, this proved unworkable due to lack of capacity in some local authorities, variability in software and protocols between local authorities and security access issues for a dispersed workforce.

A solution was identified and developed by the IT Lead to host required systems in the “cloud”. Although very new technology, it offered an ideal solution to capacity, spatially dispersed access and security at low cost. It also had the advantage of not requiring hard wiring using mobile networks or computer servers and associated maintenance costs.

3.3 Back Office ArrangementsTipperary County Council hosts many of the back-office functions for the Waters & Communities Office including the financial management system (Agresso), which also includes the pay and travel expenses claiming systems. Kilkenny Human Resources department managed the initial recruitment process for the coordinators and specialist staff posts, with Tipperary taking care of the recruitment for the Community Water Officer posts.

On an ongoing basis, Tipperary County Council provides the human resources function and the Waters & Communities Office has adopted Tipperary County Council’s polices in relation to ethics, electronic communications, general health and safety, travel and subsistence, general communications, code of conduct and flexi time.

» Firstly: to provide up to date information on the new three-tier WFD governance structure; the proposed characterisation of water bodies by the EPA, with assistance from IFI and LAs; the role of the Waters & Communities Office; and preparations for the development and implementation of the 2nd cycle RBMP and PoMs.

» Secondly: to facilitate discussion on the current challenges facing LAs in delivering WFD obligations.

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Waters & Communities Office – Getting Started

3.4 WFD Sampling ProgrammeIn April of 2016 the EPA sought to introduce new arrangements for the Local Authorities WFD Sampling and Monitoring Programme. The EPA wished to exit the sampling collection and delivery role while continuing the analysis and recording of the samples received. The Waters & Communities Office organised and facilitated a series of regional workshops in May 2016 between the EPA and local authorities to develop and transition to the new programme. The sampling arrangements, which extends to over 23,000 samples annually, entailed significant change for most local authorities with the Waters & Communities Office taking on a leading facilitation role. That change was successfully delivered and continues to operate well.

3.5 Business Case for LA Waters Support and Advice TeamIt was recognised that additional specialised resources would be required to work alongside the Waters & Communities Office during implementation of the 2nd cycle RBMP. This additional resource would also provide a shared service to the 31 LAs. On behalf of the Local Government Management Agency, the Waters & Communities Office participated as part of a project team on the development of the business case for the establishment of the LA Waters Support and Advice Team. This project team was under the chairmanship of Frank Curran, Chief Executive Leitrim County Council together with Matt Shortt, and Ray Spain as secretary to the group. This included development of a Project Initiation Document, assembling an extended project team, drafting a business case, consultation with CCMA, Local Authorities, EPA and DHPLG, liaison with the LGMA Project Management Office and Public Service and Reform Oversight Group, peer review process and finalisation of business case. This work took place from May 2015 to March 2017. It concluded with the appointment of Kilkenny and Tipperary County Councils as shared service providers of the additional resource, to be integrated with the existing Waters & Communities Office.

3.6 Communication of New WFD Governance Structures As part of the communications strategy of the Waters & Communities Office presentations were made to local authority elected members, either through full council meetings or Environmental Strategic Policy Committees (SPC’s). This was carried out in the second quarter of 2016. The principle aim of these presentations was to communicate the new WFD Governance Structures that were currently in development, introduce the new Waters & Communities Office and highlight local authority responsibilities under the WFD and Water Policy Regulations.

These engagements also provided an opportunity for the Waters & Communities Office to shift the focus of WFD implementation away from regulatory compliance and towards the provision of multiple benefits for people, the economy and sustainability.


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3.7 Other Actions The Waters & Communities Office also participated in a number of other WFD related actions including:

Celtic Seas Partnership: This was an EU LIFE+ funded project established by a number of EU Member States to develop planning and environmental guidelines in the marine area, with the Midlands – Eastern Regional Assembly as the Irish lead.

Public Participation Networks (PPNs): The Waters & Communities Office liaised with and presented to PPNs as they were being established in each local authority area. It was expected that the PPNs would have been a significant resource for identifying contacts in the environmental and water areas, however a number of issues militated against this. Firstly, less than 3% of organisations registered with the PPN’s affiliated with the environmental pillar. Secondly, data protection regulations prevented the sharing of contact details with the Waters & Communities Office.

Water Quality and Agriculture Inter-Agency Working Group: The Water & Communities Office, through Ray Spain provided an executive secretariat service to this working group. The Secretary through the group developed and delivered an integrated catchment management component to the local authority farm inspections training course.

Santry/Naniken Catchment Group: The Waters & Communities Office assisted Dublin City Council establish this group and deliver a scoping workshop to public agency stakeholders.

Catchment Assessment: The Waters & Communities Office in association with the environmental section of Tipperary County Council assisted the EPA in scoping the requirements for best practice guidance for local authorities in the area of catchment (investigative) assessment. This led to the establishment of a working group and development of a catchment assessment guidance manual and training course.

Catchments Newsletter: To disseminate information on both technical matters and community engagement the EPA Catchments Unit launched the “Catchments Newsletter” in January of 2016. The Waters & Communities Office through the Communications Lead assist with the content for this quarterly magazine. This magazine is distributed widely through local authorities and the Waters & Communities Office and is used by Community Water Officers to introduce communities to local water quality and river basin management planning.

3.8 Pilot River Suir Public Participation ProgrammeIn July 2016, the Office of Public Works (OPW) scheduled six CFRAMs public consultations to present flood risk management options at separate locations across the River Suir catchment. The Waters & Communities Office availed of the opportunity to co-host a complimentary set of public consultations on Water Framework Directive objectives which would provide a wider context to flood management through integrated catchment management. With the agreement of the OPW the Waters & Communities Office held six WFD public meetings at the same locations as the CFRAMS consultations and on the same dates.

Waters & Communities Office – Getting Started

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On request from the public an additional ten meetings were added to the original six. This resulted in meetings being spread throughout the entire Suir catchment from source to sea and connecting counties Tipperary, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford. The meetings targeted some of the major tributaries and the main freshwater portion of the catchment together with the estuarine (transitional water) and coastal areas. The meetings had good local turnouts with individuals and groups representing many groups and interests from across the catchment.

The experience of the meetings and lessons learnt would later inform the methods used for public consultations on the Draft River Basin Management Plan (DRBMP) which took place between April and August 2017. The question asked of local communities during the River Suir public consultations was “What does the River Suir and its tributaries mean to you?”, this would later be adopted for the national DRBMP public consultation.

In response to requests from the local communities the Waters & Communities Office brought an educational element on the River Suir to community events in Ardfinnan Family Funday 2016, Carrick on Suir Clancy Brothers, River Festival 2017 and Waterford Spraoi 2017. To deliver this the ‘River Suir Marquee’ was developed in collaboration with community groups and agencies.

Ardfinnan Family Funday, 25th September 2016

Public meeting at Cahir, Co Tipperary, July 2016


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3.9 Regional Water and Environment Management CommitteesIn response to the discussions at the Local Authority Regional Information Sessions, the Waters & Communities Office brought the concerns of Local Authorities to the DHPLG and the EPA. Subsequently, and with the agreement of the CCMA, five Regional Water and Environment Management Committees were established to provide the structure to coordinate WFD implementation on a regional basis. These committees are chaired by a LA Chief Executive with Director of Services from each local authority as members. They met for the first time in September 2016 and the Terms of Reference are include in Appendix D. The Waters & Communities Office provides an executive secretariat function to each of these committees.

The Chair of each regional committee also sits on the WFD National Management Coordination Committee, thereby providing LA management oversight and monitoring of WFD implementation and effectiveness of regional coordination.

Collaboration between EPA Catchments Unit, Tipperary County Council, LAWO and others in the River Suir Marquee

The River Suir Marquee

Border

West Midlands & East

South West

South East

An interagency approach is vital, agencies must share resources

and knowledge and be flexible, rivers don’t observe boundaries.

John Breen, Direct of Services

Kerry County Council, Cahir of South West Regional Water

and Environment Management

AlanWalsh

Sticky Note

LAWCO

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DRAFT RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT PLAN PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS 2017

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The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government published the draft River Basin Management Plan on February 28th, 2017 for a six-month public consultation, which ran up to 31st August.

The Waters & Communities Office was tasked with driving public engagement, participation and consultation with local communities on the development and implementation of the RBMP and the broader Integrated Catchment Management approach.

Learning from the pilot public engagement project on the River Suir the Waters & Communities Office developed an intensive public engagement strategy which included local radio and newspapers, internet and social media platforms. The core of the strategy was to make the consultation relevant to people by asking the question; “What does your local river, lake or beach mean to You?”.

Notification of meetings were advertised on local radio and newspapers, through Local Authority and PPN contacts, Community Water Officer contacts, social media, website, sectoral representative organisations, angling groups, groups with an interest in waters and with locally placed posters. Phone calls were also made to existing contacts as a reminder of upcoming events and to encourage participation.

124 Local consultation meetings were organised and delivered across the country at municipal district level. Meetings were arranged for evening time, typically 7.30pm to facilitate attendance by the public.

4.1 Format of MeetingsTypically, meetings were facilitated by two Community Water Officers. The meetings began with a 20-minute presentation on the Draft River Basin Management Plan and the status of water quality in water bodies in each locality. The meeting was then opened to the floor for attendees to have their say. This provided a platform for open discussion on water issues and interests from a local perspective. Attendees were then encouraged to put forward their issues and concerns as written submissions on the draft plan.

While one Community Water Officer facilitated the meeting and discussion, the other took notes of the issues that were raised. This ensured all issues raised were documented, and the mood and feeling of the meetings were captured.

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Draft River Basin Management Plan Public Consultations 2017

4.2 OutcomesA total of 956 local submissions were received by the Waters & Communities Office as a result of these public meetings (DHPLG also received 938 submissions directly). These submissions were collated and forwarded to the DHPLG to inform the development of the River Basin Management Plan.

Reports have been prepared on submissions received and notes from meetings which are available at www.watersandcommunities.ie.

4.3 Work ScheduleAs mentioned, the Draft River Basin Management Plan was launched on the 28th February 2017, at this time the last of the Community Water Officers were also taking up their posts. This presented a very tight timeframe for training and to develop and deliver a comprehensive public consultation and engagement programme, placing significant demands on staff.

Each meeting required development of a bespoke presentation focused on local waters, development and delivery of a local communications plan, identification of local stakeholders and actors, and identification and preparation of suitable venues. After the meetings, submissions had to be collated, meeting notes transcribed and follow-ups to local issues conducted as required.

These meetings also proved a useful first introduction to community groups in the area and were very valuable in establishing contacts and developing networks.

4.4 Local Authority Briefing SessionsDuring April 2017, briefing sessions for local authority personnel were held in each of the five regional training centres. Local authority staff from environment, planning, community and enterprise were invited. DHPLG and Waters & Community Coordinators presented at these sessions and discussion was encouraged. Information gathered was presented to the National Coordination and Management Committee and used by DHPLG to inform the River Basin Management Plan.

As part of this process a standard template presentation was developed to be used by local authority staff to present to their own elected members, staff and policy committees.

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5.1 Boots on the GroundThe community water officers actively engaged with local communities and groups across the country during 2016 and 2017. Continually raising awareness of local water bodies and building capacity for community action in water quality management. These activities ranged from; introductory meetings with groups, to schools’ engagements, to assisting and advising on community led activities. A table of these activities is provided in Appendix H.

5.2 Rivers TrustsIn 2016 a number of Rivers Trusts were in existence in Ireland and based on the experience of the Rivers Trusts activity in the UK, the Waters & Communities Office and DHPLG identified this model of community participation in water management as an example of best practice. The Waters & Communities Office sought and secured funding from DHPLG to engage, on a part-time basis, the services of Mark Horton, All Ireland Rivers Trust Director with additional support from the UK-based Rivers Trust organisation.

In his 2017 report, Mark Horton, advised that there had been a noticeable rise in interest from groups across Ireland on the formation of Rivers Trusts. This is being driven by the activities of Community Water Officers. Activity during 2016 and 2017 focused on assisting groups in identifying core sectoral interests, building interest in forming a trust with cross-sectoral foundations and then supporting emerging rivers trusts through the administrative process of forming a trust as a legal entity.

As of the end of 2017, there were six rivers trusts in Ireland, plus two cross-border trusts based in Northern Ireland, all at various stages of legal entity development.

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» River Blackwater Catchment Trust (cross-border (NI-based))

» Erne Rivers Trust (cross- border (NI-based))

» Blackwater Rivers Trust (Munster)

» Inishowen Rivers Trust (cross-border)

» Maigue Rivers Trust

» Nore Rivers Trust (previously Nore Suir Rivers Trust)

» Slaney Rivers Trust

» Waterville Lakes and Rivers Trust

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In addition, two further prospective rivers trusts are beginning the process of formal establishment:

» Bandon Rivers Trust

» River Moy Trust

Interest in forming rivers trusts has emerged in a further seven catchments:

» River Boyne

» River Fane/Dundalk Bay Rivers

» River Finn (Donegal/Tyrone)

» Galway Bay Rivers

» Rivers Oweneagh and Owentocher (Donegal)

» River Lee and East Cork

» River Vartry and East Wicklow

» Moy Expo and Launch by the Moy Catchment Association

» Who’s Who on Inishowen Rivers? and Slow the Flow events

» River Blackwater Catchment Trust Networking Event

» Cloughaneely Angling Association: Preparation of a Catchment Management Plan

» The Future of Galway’s Waterways

» Instream Works in R Deel by the Boyne Anglers

» Thomastown Community River Trust: Open Water Enaggement – Outdoor Classroom

» Dodder Action Group conference

» SuirCan Community Forum awareness initiative

» Clonmel Workmens Boatclub River Suir exhibition – Clonmel Library

In addition to the advice and guidance provided through The Rivers Trust, the Waters & Communities Office has also provided financial assistance and support to existing and emerging Rivers Trusts. Examples include:

Start up grants were provided to:

» Maigue Rivers Trust

» Inishwoen Rivers Trust

» Waterville Lakes and Rivers Trust

Support for events and activities included:

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5.3 LEADER » The LEADER programme (2014-2020) offers substantial opportunities in terms of

public engagement in the Water Framework Directive and the production of tangible outcomes (e.g., improved water quality and associated habitats). In Ireland, a budget of €250 million in grant aid is being provided to support rural communities and local businesses.

» The LEADER Programme is administered at a local level by 29 Local Action Groups (LAGs) who operate on administrative or county boundaries and are made up of local representatives from the community, public and private sector. Each LAG is responsible for selecting and awarding LEADER funding to projects within their geographical area. Projects must be aligned with the priorities of the Local Development Strategy (LDS); a 5-year plan that was developed by the LAG, in conjunction with the rural community, to support the sustainable development of the area. LEADER is administered in most LAGs by the Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs). Grant aid is provided to projects under nine sub-themes, eight of which have some relevance to water. The three sub-themes under Theme 3 (Rural Environment) are of particular relevance (Protection and sustainable use of water resources; local biodiversity and renewable energy). Approximately €13m is available to communities under the water and biodiversity sub-themes offering significant potential resourcing for locally led community projects focusing on natural water management. In addition, the implementing bodies (rural development companies that administer LEADER on the ground) have a broad sectoral reach within the communities they serve providing a network where shared water objectives can be advanced on the ground. For example, during the RBMP (2010-2021) a number of Implementing bodies supported the Waters & Communities Office at the Town Hall meetings during the public consultation process.

» In 2016 the Waters & Communities Office met with the Irish Local Development Network (ILDN) and regional ILDN committees to discuss areas of common ground and strategies and supports regarding the WFD and planned RBMP consultations. Since then the Waters & Communities Office through the CWOs have been supporting communities in the development of sustainable water and biodiversity projects. Through this process, continued liaison with the Implementing bodies and the Department of Rural and Community Development a greater understanding has evolved on the potential and constraints facing communities in accessing the LEADER programme in the context of water management.

» More generally Partnerships and Rural Development Companies were identified as having a proven track record in delivering a range of community outreach programmes and engagement. With some rural development companies, such as IRD Duhallow and Ballyhoura Development already active in the environmental area it was considered that this was a good model to promote and foster. The Waters & Communities Office are currently assisting LEADER companies to develop catchment visioning initiatives in Kilkenny, Kerry, Limerick and Cork.

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6.1 Northern Ireland

CROSS BORDER NETWORKING

The border with Northern Ireland is crossed by several natural water bodies and catchments. These connect communities and agencies on both sides of the border and provide opportunities for collaborative projects through funding streams such as Interreg, Peace and Co-operation NI, covering a range of social, economic and environmental themes. The Waters & Communities Office supported these relationships and work with public bodies in cross border initiatives.

Examples of border region Interreg funded projects include:

Member States shall ensure that a river basin covering

the territory of more than one Member State is assigned to an international river

basin district.

Article 3 WFD (EC, 2000)

» Source to Tap, € 5.3m project which seeks to pilot sustainable solutions to pollution of drinking water sources in the Erne and Derg Led by NI Water, partners include Irish Water, AFBI, UU, EBR, and The Rivers Trust.

» Catchment Care, €13.9m project which seeks to improve water quality in cross border catchments – the Arney, Finn and Blackwater. Led by Donegal County Council, partners include: AFBI, UU, GSI BGS, ABC Borough Council, Loughs Agency and IFI.

» CANN (Collaborative Action for the Natura Network) Project led by Newry Mourne District Council, has been awarded €7m to help protect endangered species and restore natural habitats through delivery of 25 Conservation Action Plans.

The contacts, collaborations and learnings arising from these projects will assist in the wider challenges of managing cross border catchments in the context of implementation of the River Basin Management Plan 2018-2021, especially in the following cross border Recommended Areas for Action:

» Lough Melvin and Drowes;

» River Finn;

» Castletown;

» Kilroosky Lough Cluster;

» Mountain Water.

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Discussions with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, who regularly attend the Border Regional Operational Committee, provide opportunities to share information and experience and maximise benefits across shared water bodies.

In 2016 and 2017, the Waters & Communities Office supported and participated in the following cross-border activities:

» Northern Ireland Future Partnerships Conference hosted by DAERA.

» Aquacross Lough Erne Workshop, Castle Archdale Co Fermanagh.

» Heritage Week and Water Heritage Day in Newry Mourne District Council Area.

» Dundalk Bay Rivers Project – creating a community Vision for the rivers flowing into Dundalk Bay involves communities in south Armagh.

» Shared Waters Shared Landscapes tourism publications with Newry Mourne DC, Monaghan County Council and the Waters & Communities Office was funded by DAHG’s Cooperation with NI fund.

» Meetings and collaboration with the Loughs Agency at their visitor centre in Derry.

» The Loughs Agency, Waterways Ireland and NIEA staff have been invited to attend the Border Regional Operational Committee meetings.

» Support for the Formation of Rivers Trusts in Ireland Workshop in Co Down in July 2016.

» Lough Melvin Who’s Who? Event with cross border interest groups.

» Met with the Loughs Agency regarding management of the River Finn.

» Strabane and Lifford Environmental Action Plan (SLEAP) Peace IV Project with Derry Strabane District Council.

» Meetings with Erne Rivers Trust (cross-border trust involved in Source to Tap Project).

» Assisting cross-border Rivers Trusts; the River Blackwater Catchment Trust with an application under Local Agenda 21 (schools River Watch Project) and the Inishowen Rivers Trust Who’s Who? event.

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6.2 Regional WFD Operational CommitteesFollowing on from the inter-agency collaboration which took place at the catchment characterisation process a need was identified by the Waters & Communities Office for a similar forum to continue this engagement. With the approval of the Regional Water and Environment Management Committees it was decided to establish five Regional WFD Operational Committees.

The Waters & Communities Office approached all agencies with a stake in the WFD seeking their participation in this committee process. These committees provide a forum to enhance interagency networking, develop relationships and identify opportunities to work together to help achieve the objectives of the Water Framework Directive. The committees first met in August 2017 and their terms of reference are included in Appendix E.

The Waters & Communities Office leads and provides executive secretarial service to the committees while they are chaired by a Director of Services from the Regional Management Committees. The committees meet four to six times per year and include representatives from 23 different agencies engaged in the implementation of River Basin Management Plan.

(This role is shared with Catchment Assessment Team, following their establishment in 2018)

Membership includes staff from the following organisations:

Wexford County Council logo on behalf of all 31 local authorities

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6.3 Characterisation Programme

6.3.1 CATCHMENT ASSESSMENT WORKSHOPS

From March through to July 2017 the Waters & Communities Office organised and facilitated seven catchment assessment workshops. At these workshops staff from over 20 public bodies and organisations shared detailed scientific and technical knowledge on the characteristics and local pressures on water bodies within each catchment. Attendees included Local Authorities (staff and senior management), the Waters & Communities Office, EPA, Irish Water, IFI, Forestry Service, Coillte, NPWS, Teagasc, DHPLG, GSI, NFGWS, DAFM, Marine Institute, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, Waterways Ireland, ESB, the Loughs Agency, EU LIFE Projects and Local Development Companies. The OPW also provided information directly where relevant.

These workshops, which lasted up to four days, provided a forum for public bodies to review and discuss the EPA and LA evidence on each catchment and input from their own areas of expertise, thus allowing for the capture of expert local knowledge to prioritise ‘Areas for Action’ on specific water bodies.

6.3.2 AREAS FOR ACTION

The list of priority Areas for Action were presented to Elected Members of Local Authorities and put on public display. All feedback received was reviewed in the first instance by LA scientific staff and then brought forward to the Regional Operational Committees where any additions/amendments to the list of priority Areas for Action were considered and recommendations then forwarded to the EPA for checking against the selection criteria.

The final list of priority Areas for Action was agreed at each of the five Regional Water and Environment Management Committees.

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6.4 Working Groups and Steering CommitteesStaff from the Waters & communities Office sit on a number of working groups and steering committees with a connection to water quality management and delivery of WFD objectives. The role of Waters & Communities Staff in sitting on these groups and committees is twofold. Firstly, to ensure the voice of the general public is heard, and secondly, to promote coordination and collaboration. Waters & Communities Office Staff have specialist expertise which they also bring to the discussions. The following is a list of such groups and committees:

» National Pesticides in Drinking Water Action Group: A multi-stakeholder group, led by DAFM and focussing on actions to address the issue of pesticide exceedances in drinking water.

» National Technical Implementation Group: Led by the EPA is an interagency group focusing on implementation of the WFD, ensuring coordination actions amongst stakeholders and tracking actions to address barriers, ensure effectiveness and for reporting purposes.

» DETECT: EPA funded research Project led by AFBI, which aims to disentangle multiple stressors on the ecology of water bodies.

» EUTROSED: EPA funded research project led by Trinity College examining eutrophication hotspots resulting from biogeochemical transformations and bioavailability of phosphorus in the fluvial suspended sediment of geologically contrasting agricultural catchments.

» SMARTER_BufferZ (Specific Management And Robust Targeting of Riparian Buffer Zones): EPA funded research project led by Teagasc will evaluate the effectiveness of targeted riparian management measures to maintain and enhance water quality in Irish rivers.

» Taxonomy and Phylogeography of Irish Arctic Char research project: Led by Queens University Belfast, which aims to more fully describe the genetic and morphological relationships and patterns of the threatened fish species in Ireland.

» CFRAMS Progress Group(s): A multi-agency group led by OPW. Members are kept informed of progress in relation to various Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme.

» Investigative Assessment Working Group: Led by EPA Catchment Management Unit, this group has developed methodologies for carrying out catchment investigations to determine what are the significant water quality issues with a view towards developing and identifying the most feasible mitigation measures.

» Source to Tap External Advisory Group: The Source to Tap led by NI Water is a cross border Interreg funded project involving community outreach and measures to protect drinking water sources in Lough Derg and the Erne River catchment.

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» Our Water Our Communities Steering Group: Led by DkIT and funded through the Rural Water Programme. The project aims to build, measure and sustain community engagement in the development and delivery of strategies for drinking water source protection.

» Irish Forum on Natural Capital: The Irish Forum on Natural Capital (IFNC) brings together a diverse range of organisations and individuals from academic, public, private and NGO sectors who are interested in the development and application of the natural capital agenda in Ireland.

» NIECE working group for Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems engagement: The working group was set up to promote exchange of information, shared learning, consistency of approach, and joint initiatives in implementing the public engagement strand for implementing the National Inspection Plan.

» RBMP Measure Working Group: This group led by DHPLG sought to develop policy measures to be include in the RBMP.

» National Coordination and Management Committee: This committee is led by DHPLG and was set up to embed the partnership approach to river basin planning and actively manage implementation of the Programme of Measures. The committee oversees regional work programmes and reports on progress to Ministerial Water Policy Advisory Committee.

» Water Policy Advisory Committee: A high-level committee which provides advice to the Minister on policy direction and the implementation of the WFD in Ireland.

» Environmental Services National Training Group: This is a steering committee which looks at existing training and identifies new training requirements for local authorities in the environmental area.

6.4.1 WATER QUALITY AND AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP

The purpose of the working group is to provide a forum for member agencies to interact with policy, strategy and implementation of policy in relation to the interface of Water Quality and Agriculture; to facilitate regular exchange of information and knowledge between members; to discuss and develop a common understanding of issues and to seek synergies, collaboration and consistency between individual organisational functions and their objectives.

The Waters & Communities Office provide an executive secretariat service to this working group, driving agenda’s, convening meetings and forums, transmitting data between DAFM, DHPLG, EPA and Local Authorities.

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6.5 A UK-Ireland Knowledge ExchangeMaking the most of our waters – A UK-Ireland Knowledge exchange.

The Waters & Communities Office organised a two-day workshop in May 2016 to explore the potential role of Rural Development Companies and Urban Partnerships in water management and how we can manage our community water resources into the future.

The workshop facilitated knowledge exchange and learning from two UK initiatives; the LIFE+ WaterLIFE project (waterlife.org.uk) and the Catchment-Based Approach (www.catchmentbasedapproach.org) two closely aligned initiatives to drive collaborative water management. By looking at the UK and Irish experience in community-based water management, the workshop focussed on how to develop water-based projects, potential issues and how community groups can maximize the water potential of their area. Improved water quality and habitats underpin water-based ecotourism and communities also depend on these for a good quality of life. The workshop presented some examples to highlight potential roadblocks to good projects and how practical solutions can be achieved through a partnership approach, delivering better water management for everyone.

The overall objective was to explore and demonstrate ways that Rural Development Companies can become more that just funders by taking proactive roles in strategic planning, animation of and coordinators of stakeholders with an interest in sustainable water management in Ireland.

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Between 40-50 delegates attended the two-day event from a range of public organisations from both the public and third sector including: The Waters & Communities Office, IRD Duhallow, Rural Development Companies and Urban Partnerships, Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, World Wildlife Federation, The Rivers Trust, Cork County Council as well as many representatives from LEADER-funded projects.

Delegates were asked to complete a short feedback form to measure to extent to which the learnings and successes from WaterLIFE had increased their understanding of the UK catchment management experience. 83% of respondents were significantly more informed about the catchment-based approach and collaboratively delivery (and its impact) after the workshop.

Figure 4: Survey questions

8% To a great extent

Do you currently work with other organisations to deliver improvements to the water environment?

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Are you more informed about the catchment-basedapproach and its impact?

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The business case proposed that IT for the new office would be facilitated through local authority IT staff in host Councils. However, this proved unworkable due to lack of capacity in some local authorities, variability in software and protocols between local authorities and security access issues for a dispersed workforce.

A solution was identified and developed by the IT Lead to host required systems in the “cloud”. Although very new technology, it offered an ideal solution to capacity, spatially dispersed access and security at low cost. It also had the advantage of not requiring hard wiring through the use of mobile networks or computer servers and associated maintenance costs.

Using mobile hardware and cloud technologies the Waters & Communities Office has setup and continues to deliver a suitable solution which encompasses Communications, File Sharing and Intranet, GIS, Web Design, Back Office and Remote Support.

7.1 Office AdministrationSupport for the network of Regional Coordinators and Community Water Officers is provided from the ‘Head Office’ in Clonmel Co Tipperary. From here the three Specialist Staff provide ongoing support in addition to their principle functions, in the following areas:

Procurement HR Functions

Website maintenance Time management and annual Leave

Convening public and team meetings Recoupment claims to DHPLG

Performance Management Development System

Office accommodation in host LA’s

Health and Safety Team training

Travel and expenses claim system Development of policies and procedures

Office accommodation nationwide Team support

Setting up and managing an office with multiple locations nationwide requires proactive communications and IT systems. In start-up phase, above tasks were very time consuming, often impinging on the principle work function of support staff and coordinators. Although substantially complete work in these areas is an ongoing function and clerical support to be taken on in 2018 will help ease the burden.

7.2 Health, Safety and Welfare at WorkThe health and wellbeing of staff in the Waters & Communities Office is paramount. Managing staff that are dispersed geographically requires special consideration. The set-up phase of the Waters & Communities Office provided such a challenge, but this was addressed, requiring a process of constant refinement. A Health and Safety Working Group made up of staff from each the Waters & Communities Office regions and KTCC met regularly to discuss issues of concern and to develop policies and standard operating procedures. The Waters & Communities Office arranges the required specific training and puts in place appropriate procedures for its staff, while working towards requirements for OHSAS 18001 accreditation.

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From the outset, communications have been central to every aspect of the Waters & Communities Office. Delivering messaging and communications that are effective, meaningful and relevant to our target audiences is a priority. In this way we continually raise awareness of our role and purpose. A core message centres on the multiple benefits of a good water quality for human health, nature and local economies.

A communications strategy was developed to provide guidance and support for staff. It is important that, regardless of who we are speaking to, what they are interested in and how we are engaging with them, we remain relevant and align ourselves to the interests and needs of individuals and communities in their interaction with water.

Marketing

The Waters & Communities Office logo and branding was designed to represent the different aspects of a healthy water environment. The ethos of the office is represented in the tagline “Healthy Waters supporting Vibrant Communities”. The logo and branding are included in all our activities, engagements and publications, thereby helping to promote the Waters & Communities Office at every opportunity. A range of marketing tools and assets were developed for this purpose and these have helped establish the office within the public sphere. Raising the profile of the office and the Community Water Officers within the public sector was an early stage objective.

The Community Water Officers have been at the fore of public engagement on water quality. It has thus been necessary to have communications and marketing activities that are planned, reviewed and evaluated on a regular basis. An internal Communications Working Group with memberships across the organisation provides and effective forum for this.

8.1 Branding and Information LeafletsThe Waters & Communities Office developed a new brand and identity to help establish it in the sphere of water quality management and make the office easily recognisable by public bodies, stakeholders, communities and the public.

The office logo and associated branding were developed through a process of consensus within the team and consultation with a number of key stakeholders. This logo represents different elements of the water environment with a tagline of ‘Healthy Waters supporting Vibrant Communities’. This ensures an identity for the Waters & Communities Office that is easily recognisable across a range of communications and awareness raising tools including websites, social media profiles, email signatures, PowerPoint presentation slides, headed business paper, printed publications, infographics, leaflets, brochures, pop-up stands, branded personal protective equipment etc. These include:

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Water Catchments, where we live work and play: an infographic to develop awareness of the concept of a catchment and how human activities connect with the water environment.

Get Involved: a community information leaflet on the collaborative approach for the development of the 2nd Cycle RBMP and introducing the Waters & Communities Office.

Pull Up Banners: designed to build awareness of the Waters & Communities Office by providing a visible presence at public meetings and events.

Working Together: a Local Authority and public body information booklet on the collaborative approach for the development of the 2nd Cycle RBMP and introducing Integrated Catchment Management and LA and public body networking.

Classification for water qualityincludes five status classes: high,good, moderate, poor and bad.

Properly managed slurry willpose less risk to our waters.

The River BasinManagement Plan– get involved!

Approximately 30% ofprivate wells arecontaminated by E.coli

Clean water sourcesrequire less chemicaltreatment.

There is an angling club associated withevery town and village in Ireland. Anglingtourism benefits local communities.

Clean coasts are importantfor water based tourismand recreation

Surface water run-off fromForestry can pose a risk to our water environment.

Livestock access to watercoursesmust be properly managed toensure good water quality.

Properly treated Urban waste waterwill pose less risk to public healthand the environment.

Protecting our waters forfuture generations to enjoy.

ShareYour story.

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8.2 www.catchments.ieThe Waters & Communities Office collaborated with the EPA and DHPLG in the development of www.catchments.ie, this website shares science and stories about Ireland’s water catchments, and people’s connections to their local waters. Catchments.ie is a valuable communications tool for Community Water Officers who use it to provide information on water quality in specific water bodies and catchments. The website was launched at the EPA Water Conference 2016.

The Catchments Newsletter delivers up-to-date science and research on water quality and biodiversity, and shares stories about what has worked for communities involved with water all around Ireland. The Catchments Newsletter is disseminated by the Waters & Communities Office at meetings and events, in public buildings such as libraries and to LAs, agencies and communities. Both the Catchments Newsletter and Catchments.ie website provide access to science in a way that is accessible to a wide audience.

8.3 WebsiteThe business case required the development of a website. This was developed, and content uploaded in house, by the IT Lead. Following discussions with the EPA whom were proposing the development of their own Catchments.ie website is was decided that this would become the main interactive website covering the work of the EPA Catchment’s Unit and the Waters & Communities Office. The website of the Waters & Communities Office would be retained as a portal with mainly static content where visitors would be directed to the Catchments.ie website for detailed information.

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8.4 Facebook and TwitterSocial media has been utilised to maximise engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, including individuals, community groups and public bodies. The benefits of social media engagement for the Waters & Communities Office include:

The Waters & Communities Offices has maintained a presence across two main social media platforms, namely: Facebook Twitter

https://www.facebook.com/watersandcommunities/

The Waters & Communities Office’s Facebook page has been used to promote content generated by the Community Water Officers through their ‘on the ground’ engagements with communities and at various events, and to share relevant posts from stakeholders. Through the Facebook page regular contact has been maintained with various public, private and community groups, for example Inland Fisheries Ireland, Public Participation Networks and Tidy Towns committees, across the entire country.

https://twitter.com/WatersProgramme

The @LawcoWaterNews (updated to @watersprogramme in late 2018) Twitter account has been used to regularly deliver Water & Communities Office messaging, information and updates Content generated through the activities of Community Water Officers and at events can quickly be delivered to target audiences through twitter. Media releases and information from government organisation at European, national and local levels, state agencies and academia can be accessed and shared, thereby providing our network of stakeholders with up to date research, news and information on water quality management in Ireland and further afield.

In addition, Instagram and Youtube have been utilised to a lesser extent, however these will be developed further in the coming year.

Television The Waters & Communities Office contributed to the environmental TV series Eco Eye on invasive species etc.

» building and maintaining relationships through regular and sustained communications;

» supporting and acknowledging the work of community groups and organisations;

» promoting the work of Community Water officers;

» sharing of accurate and reliable information;

» publicising upcoming water related events and activities;

» keeping up to date with public opinion;

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8.5 Heritage WeekWater Heritage Day: a national celebration of water National Heritage Week is held over the last week of August each year and is coordinated by The Heritage Council. The aim is to raise awareness and provide education on our natural, built and cultural heritage, thereby encouraging its conservation and preservation.

The Waters & Communities Office approached the Heritage Council to provide a focus on water heritage and designate the last day of the week as “Water Heritage Day”.

Water Heritage Day took place on Sunday 27th August 2017. Water Heritage Day provided an opportunity to focus on water heritage with water activities and events held across the entire country. Community Water Officers in collaboration with Heritage Officers worked with local community groups to organise and support events to ‘Celebrate Water’. These events provided an opportunity for young and old to explore and learn about their local water catchments – springs, holy wells, rivers, lakes and coasts.

Some of the events supported by Community Water Officers included: nature walks along rivers, lakes and coastlines; river exploration safaris; river family fun days; heritage walks and talks about canals; catchment bus tours from source to sea; photography exhibitions; visits to community wetlands; farm biodiversity walks; boating trips and seafood festivals.

A list of activities and events supported by LAWCO and Community Water Officers is included in Appendix H. These events were supported and publicised by the Heritage Council as part of Heritage Week.

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8.6 Mission and VisionAt the end of 2016 the Waters & Communities Office developed a Vision and Mission statement which also included a set of core messages. This was developed to provide a clear direction and focus for staff and explain to communities and stakeholders the objectives of the Waters & Communities Office.

Our Mission: To support communities and work with public bodies and stakeholders to protect and care for the natural waters of Ireland.

Our Vision: The natural waters of Ireland, including rivers, lakes, estuaries, beaches and groundwater, are important for ourselves, for wildlife and for our economy. These will be restored, protected and cared for by public bodies, stakeholders and local communities working together, now and into the future.

Vision Statement Development

1. That communities will become more involved in the care of their local rivers, streams and lakes.

2. Local communities reconnecting with their natural waters. 3. Through our work Local communities will become the custodians of their local water

environment. 4. Local communities with the help of water agencies will reconnect with their rivers,

streams and lakes, together keeping them clean for the benefit of people and wildlife. 5. Healthy waters will support vibrant communities. 6. Imagine our rivers running free, from source to sea, free from contamination

and physical damage, providing clean water supplies, supporting industry and jobs, alive with diverse wildlife, providing ‘blue spaces’ for recreation, enriching both body and soul. Imagine people getting together to ‘adopt a stream’, linking with other communities to care for their river catchment, actively supported by government agencies.

Mission Statement Development

1. To animate and facilitate communities in the management of our natural waters. 2. To reconnect communities with their natural waters and to promote networking

and sharing of good ideas and actions. 3. To inform, to increase awareness and to build capacity for public participation

in the Water Framework Directive. 4. To communicate our messages and to start new conversations around the water

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Core Messages

1. Discover the wonders of your local river.

2. Find out what issues are affecting your local water bodies.

3. Discover your water catchment.

4. A catchment is a specific geographical area that connects land, water and people from the mountains, through the lowlands to the sea.

5. We need to understand the different elements within a catchment; water, land, and human activities, for the benefit of present and future generations.

6. Healthy waters will support vibrant communities.

7. By working together, we will achieve more. (source Donal Daly, EPA).

8. Rivers impact positively on people’s lives.

9. People have positive connections with rivers, lakes and the sea.

10. Interacting with a healthy water environment benefits health and wellbeing.

11. Local communities, public bodies and NGO’s working together will make a difference.

12. Local knowledge together with scientific evidence will create a better understanding of our streams, rivers and lakes.


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9.1 FundingThe necessity of public funding for water related projects was to the forefront of the agenda when the Local Authority Waters & Communities Office was established. The office provides a point of contact for community groups and local and public authorities who wish to fund community water initiatives.

The office has assisted in the preparation of grant applications submitted under the European Innovation Partnership to the Department Agriculture, Food and the Marine; the Fisheries Local Area Development Scheme under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund; the development of EU LIFE projects funded by the European Commission under the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and several applications under the Rural Environment LEADER Programme 2014-2020 operated locally by 29 Local Action Groups.

A reference guide of funding supports available is updated on a bimonthly basis setting out water related funding opportunities and open calls to community groups and other relevant bodies. Information on available funding streams has been presented at the EPA Annual Water Conference; River Trust Workshops held in IRD Duhallow Development Company; Killyleagh, Co Down and Snatry/Naniken Catchment River Restoration Workshop and at various Public Participation Networks Plenary sessions and funding resource workshops during 2016 and 2017.

Through extensive public engagement it became evident that community groups have a keen interest in their local water bodies. It was identified that capacity building, assistance with grant applications, identifying funding and match funding sources was not enough to support community groups. Available funding was insufficient and limited in the context of the WFD objectives. Feedback from public meetings indicated that community groups were already engaged in positive water initiatives and would require dedicated WFD funding support to make further progress. As a result, it was felt that Community Water Officers needed access to a fund to support community led water projects.

During 2017, a business case for the establishment of an annual Community Water Development Fund to assist with the implementation of the 2nd cycle River Basin Management Plan was submitted to eth Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. This proposal was for a dedicated fund that communities and catchment partnerships could access to help deliver water quality objectives. This fund would also enhance the public engagement work of the Community Water Officers, as it would be administered by the Waters & Communities Office.

A desktop study of funding sources (for example the Heritage Council, Inland Fisheries Ireland, Local Agenda 21, LEADER) open to local communities in the Republic of Ireland was carried out. This showed that these funding streams were insufficient and did not specifically target water quality and WFD objectives.

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Whilst there are sub theme addressing “Sustainable Use of Water Resources” and Protection and improvement of Biodiversity” under each Local Development Strategy, the allocation per Local Action Group area varies considerably and there are also issues around ease of accessibility of LEADER funding for community groups. The Waters & Communities Office will continue to work with the Local Partnerships to direct LEADER spending towards meeting WFD objectives.

A dedicated Community Water Development Fund to support active community participation in delivering WFD objectives has since materialised.

9.2 Waters & Communities Tidy Towns Special Award The ‘Waters & Communities’ Tidy Towns special award is a collaboration between the Waters & Communities Office, Inland Fisheries Ireland and Waterways Ireland. The award recognises communities that are taking positive steps to raise awareness and appreciation of value of their local rivers, lakes, streams, canals and coastal areas. It aims to encourage communities to get more involved with their local water bodies by helping to preserve, promote and fully utilise their local natural heritage. Community groups who have shown an appreciation for their water environment and water heritage are encouraged to apply.

The overall winner of the award for 2017 was Emyvale TidyTowns group from County Monaghan. They were invited to the prestigious TidyTowns Awards Ceremony in September 2017 where they were presented with prizemoney of €2,000 and a bespoke birdbox by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Michael Ring, TD. All other winners and runner ups were invited to Regional Awards ceremonies held in each region to be presented with their prizemoney. After receiving almost 60 entries from across Ireland in the inaugural year of the Award in 2017, it is set to run again in 2018.

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The Water Forum was established in April 2017 to provide a platform for public and stakeholder engagement in the development and implementation of the River Basin Management Plan for Ireland (2018-2021) and discussion on all matters relating to water as an environmental, social and economic resource. The Forum provides an opportunity for stakeholders to debate and analyse a range of issues regarding water quality, rural water concerns, issues affecting customers of Irish Water and the implementation of the WFD.

The Forum currently consists of 26 members representing organisations and sectors interested in water quality including consumer groups, Irish Water customers, community groups, River Trusts, user groups such as fishing and water sports, sectors such as the agricultural and industry, the community and voluntary sector, the environmental sector and organisations representing rural Ireland and the group water scheme sector.

Sharon Kennedy provides the secretariat to the forum and funding is directed and administered through the Waters & Communities Office.

Note: this will change in 2018 when the forum is expected to establish its own administrative structure.

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Gretta McCarronCommunity Water Officer Louth, Monaghan, Cavan

Since graduating in Earth Sciences, Gretta has worked primarily in environmental education. She taught children to record water quality in their local streams in the Vital signs project and developed Discover Primary Science programmes for the Ballybay Wetlands Centre. Training teachers to survey nature with school children was an important part of her work at the OPAL project at Queen’s University, Belfast. Gretta enjoys gardening and hill walking.

Jimmy McVeighCommunity Water Officer, Donegal

Jimmy has worked as a marine wildlife guide and has experience of delivering community-led environmental management projects. Jimmy also has a wealth of experience and skills in environmental education, having worked on the Green Schools; Clean Coasts and Blue Flag Programmes previously. Jimmy holds an Honours Degree in Zoology and has completed PG Diploma in Integrated Coastal Management. Jimmy’s interests include boats, islands, mountains, climbing, wildlife, sea fishing and cycling.

Karen KennedyCommunity Water Officer, Leitrim, West Cavan, Longford

Karen has experience of working in industry, rural development and higher education. She is very interested in sustainable community development and lifelong learning and has been an active volunteer for many years. Karen holds a BSc in Environmental Science and Technology, a Post Graduate Diploma in Education for Sustainability, and a MSc in Rural Development.

Aoife McGrathCommunity Water Officer, Meath and Kildare

Aoife has extensive community development experience and has worked previously on the LEADER programme in County Meath. Aoife also has experience in Planning and Development and has previously project managed Irish Water’s First Fix Scheme. Aoife enjoys playing team sports – especially ladies soccer. Aoife is also an avid outdoor pursuits enthusiast and loves partaking in adrenaline-filled activities – skydiving in particular!

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Mick KaneCommunity Water Officer, Mayo and Roscommon (Mid and North)

Mick has worked in the community sector for many years with a focus on recreation and tourism. He has also worked in the outdoor education sector for several years and is a keen surfer, hill walker and paddler. He is actively involved with community led projects locally and has a passion for wildlife and for protecting Ireland’s natural environment. Mick lives on beautiful Achill Island with his wife and four children, all of which share his love of the outdoors and nature.

Catherine SealeCommunity Water Officer, Galway and Roscommon (South)

From Woodlawn in East Galway, Catherine was from an early age fascinated with nature. Indeed, a National School teacher once remarked that her most likely future profession was as a beach comber. Catherine has worked in the area of community engagement since 2009. Firstly, as an education guide at Ballycroy National Park, Co Mayo and more recently as a PhD researcher with The Open University and Teagasc in Athenry, Co Galway.

Basil Mannion Community Water Officer, Offaly, Westmeath and Laois

Basil has previously worked for Offaly and Westmeath Local Authorities and Bord na Móna Environmental Ltd. Basil has experience in all aspects of Environment (Water and Waste Management in particular), Planning (Domestic Wastewater Treatment) and Municipal Waste Water Services. Basil has a BSc in Environmental Science and Post Graduate Diplomas in Environmental Engineering and Energy Management. Basil is very active in his local GAA community and enjoys cycling, running and many other outdoors activities.

Sinéad HursonCommunity Water Officer, Dublin and Wicklow

Sinéad has been working within the Environment Sector in the areas of Water Quality, Pollution and Waste Management for over nine years. She has worked in Monaghan County Council, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and most recently with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). She holds a BSc in Analytical Science and a Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Protection.


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Bláithín Ní AinínCommunity Water Officer, KerryBláithín has been involved with catchment management in Australia, working with regional communities to develop regional catchment and waterway strategies. She has also conducted research on the effects of nutrient enrichment on Irish lakes and overgrazing on streams. She has a PhD in Freshwater Ecology and a Masters in Environmental Science. Bláithín loves being outdoors, hiking, running, swimming and surfing (badly).

Ruairí Ó ConchúirCommunity Water Officer, Limerick, Clare and Tipperary (North)Ruairí has worked for more than 25 years in agriculture, conservation and community-based natural resource management. He holds an MSc and a range of postgraduate qualifications. Having spent a decade in Africa, working mostly in land reform and conservation farming, he returned to Ireland in 2001. Since then he has worked largely in conservation, including five years with BurrenLIFE – Farming for Conservation in the Burren and five and a half years managing MulkearLIFE, an EU funded LIFE project focused on integrated catchment management on the Lower Shannon SAC. He lives in the Burren, has a keen interest in environmental education and is a Leave No Trace advanced trainer.

Ann PhelanCommunity Water Officer, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford Ann was previously a public representative at both local and national level. Her role involved rural economic development and community. She has a wealth of experience in water services, planning, community development, communications, heritage and conservation. Ann chaired the National Rural Water Services Committee and worked in conjunction with the National Federation of Group Water Schemes. Ann is based in Kilkenny County Council and covers the counties of Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford.

Kieran MurphyCommunity Water Officer, CorkKieran was previously project scientist on the IRD Duhallow LIFE Project in north Cork. This provided Kieran with years of experience in Special Area of Conservation and river catchment management, ecological surveys (including Freshwater Pearl Mussel), habitat restoration and public engagement. Kieran holds a BSc in Wildlife Biology.

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11.1 TrainingAs part of the establishment of the office and intensive training programme was developed and provided which included:

As well as the above, training in relation to local government procedures was provided in respect to:

Team meetings are held every month and always contain a training/learning element. This can be delivered by staff from local authorities, management, the Community Water Officers themselves based on their experience and work to date or invited speakers from relevant sectors.

» Catchment Management;

» Small Stream Risk Score;

» Stakeholder engagement;

» National WFD priorities;

» SWaN structure and collaboration;

» Integrated Catchment Management;

» Community Engagement Strategy and engagement with representative organisations;

» Engagement in the wider water sector, Change Management, Stakeholder Analysis;

» Rivers Trust;

» Drainage – best practice;

» Irelands Water Quality;

» River Basin Management Plan;

» Communications.

» Performance Management Development System;

» Ethics;

» Grievance and Disciplinary Procedures;

» Manual Handling;

» Local Government Structures;

» Health and Safety;

» Community Engagement Strategy and engagement with representative organisations;

» Engagement in the wider water sector, Change Management, Stakeholder Analysis;

» HR policies and procedures.

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11.2 RoleThe CWOs role is primarily to support community involvement in the protection and management of water quality at the local level. The first priority for Community Water Officers was to identify communities and organisations with an interest in waters. This was done by consulting with local authority personnel, browsing the web, discussion with Public Participation Networks, browsing newspapers, Heritage officers, tidy town networks, social media and developing local contacts. Each group identified were then contacted to introduce the Waters & Communities Office and to develop and establish a relationship. This work is ongoing with some existing groups now only coming to light and new groups forming.

Groups were encouraged to take an interest in their local waters, by presenting information about their local waters and its quality with a long term view to having communities take on an “ownership” role in the local waters.

The Twelve Community Water Officers (CWOs) operate from different local authority centres and are a visible point of contact for members of the public and community groups interested in finding our more about their local water body or in developing initiatives or projects connected with local rivers, lakes and coastal areas.

The CWOs work alongside staff from the various LAs and public bodies and link with existing structures such as Public Participation Networks, LEADER groups/partnerships, Tidy Towns Committees and community groups to raise awareness around water quality and support for existing community action in related areas.

Several educational and networking events have been organised by local communities and supported by CWOs across the country such as: Networking for Nature, A Tidy Towns Event; Who’s Who? (showcasing the public agencies and organisations involved in water management in a specific catchment) and Catchment Visioning events.

CWOs are instrumental in supporting the establishment of rivers trusts and Catchment Associations in many parts of the country. These groups are important for facilitating local action and promoting stewardship of streams, rivers, lakes and coastal areas by facilitating knowledge and information sharing that can complement the work of public bodies and help deliver a whole catchment focus.

The Water Framework Directive emphasises active public involvement

in its implementation, and the Department wanted to move

beyond formal public consultation processes to create meaningful public

engagement.

Cian Ó Lionáin, Principal,

Water Quality Section, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government

A training programme visit by the Waters & Communities Office to Cabragh Wetlands, Thurles, Co Tipperary in 2017

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The Local Authority response to WFD objectives is being delivered through the existing five Regional Water and Environment Management Committees, supported by five new Regional Interagency Operational Committees. The Regional Coordinators act as secretariat to these regional structures, promoting coordination and collaboration between LAs and public bodies. The Regional Coordinators raise awareness of the WFD and river basin management planning within LA management, staff and elected members, focussing on the multiple social and economic benefits to be gained from a healthy water environment and promoting cross sectional cooperation within LAs in areas connected with Waters & Communities.

The Regional Coordinators provide direction for the Community Water Officers at the regional level and coordinate this across the five regions. Successful implementation of the WFD is dependent on effective networking and collaboration between LAs, public bodies and stakeholders at the national, regional and local levels, the Regional Coordinators aim to build and strengthen these networks to provide opportunities for knowledge sharing and collaborations.

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Appendix A: Role of Regional Coordinators as Defined in the Business Case At SEO/SE or equivalent grade, they will work as a team, each responsible for delivering an annual work programme in a regional authority area. They will divide responsibility on key tasks and issues such as liaison with Northern Ireland, agriculture, industry, planning, etc, to avoid duplication of effort and develop specific expertise. Their role will include:

WFD Coordinator Actively promote inter-agency collaboration and stakeholder participation, and facilitate learning and dissemination of best practice in implementation of WFD RBMP measures.

SKILL SETS:

» Ability to influence decision makers.

» In-depth knowledge of the WFD and water resource management.

» Good communication and presentation skills.

» Demonstrate innovative thinking and capacity to manage change.

» To be a team leader.

TASKS INCLUDE:

» Oversee engagement with LCDCs, PPNs, implementation groups and stakeholder networks.

» Through developing networks, promote knowledge sharing and coordination in RBMP management with public authorities, sectoral interests and community groups.

» Coordinate/Undertake statutorily required public consultation in development of the RBMPs and POMs.

» Identify and promote opportunities for collaboration and joint actions between stakeholders.

» Identify and promote catchment and locally-based projects to enhance and protect water quality.

» Seek engagement with other environmental programmes which may impact on water.

» Proactive liaison with regulatory bodies and networks.

» Work collaboratively with EPA and LAs.

» Assist in coordination local authority actions and resources.

» Work collaboratively with local authority Community Development officers, Environmental Awareness Officers and Heritage Officers.

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» Engage with local authority members and SPC members.

» Identify opportunities for shared service initiatives.

» Facilitate and lead on national local authority implementation networks.

» Work with DAFM to identify and implement targeted measures to improve and protect water quality under the Rural Development Programme.

» Manage WFD Office staff and budgets.

» Develop responses to new challenges.

» Maintain flexible and adaptable structures.

» Provide WFD expertise and overview.

» Liaison with Irish Water and National Federation of Group Water Schemes.

» Liaison with OPW flood (CFRAM) studies projects.

» Develop information, education and technical knowledge with stakeholders.

» Ensure 2-way communications through the proposed tiers of governance.

» Facilitate social learning.

» Seek linkages with similar focus groups and agencies (nationally and internationally).

» Prepare and implement annual work programme.

» Manage staff and budgets.

» Establish linkages with national and regional groupings.

» Work collaboratively with other stakeholders and seek opportunities for joint actions.

» Assist in developing understanding of water resources management within local authority and public authority senior management.

» Assist in integration of water resource management into national, regional and local plans and programmes.

» Provide expertise in water resource management for the local authority sector.

» Work with local authorities to develop annual WFD implementation plans.

» Coordinate local authority WFD implementation in conjunction with the CCMA, DHPLG and the WPAC.

» Develop and manage a public participation programme.

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Appendix B: Support Staff Roles At SEE/AO or equivalent grade, they have a distinct role within a multi-functional remit. These staff will provide key services that cannot be provided by the Coordinators and Community Water Officers due to the technical expertise required. Specific needs identified are expertise in accessing funding and managing funding requests and reporting to funders; data management including spatial analysis of information to inform the operational activities of the CWOs and to provide regional and national level input to WFD characterisation and River Basin Management Plan development activities; and expertise in communications, education, marketing and public relations. In addition to the roles outlined below, they will provide a research function and a “head office” contact point.

» Funding lead: This falls into two areas, EU funding (InterReg, LIFE+, ESIF) and local funding through Pobal, LEADER, RDP, and other environmental funding schemes. This is a full-time role to assist local authorities, public authorities and community groups leverage funding for water resources management. They would also provide advice to communities on how to raise their own matching funding. (An integral key element of engaging communities is funding and without this expertise the Community Water Officers will be severely limited in what they can achieve.)

» Marketing and Communications lead: A full-time role to develop national, regional and local level (“This is My River”) education and awareness programmes using traditional media such as websites, print and radio, and social media forums such as FaceBook, Twitter and blogs. This person would be given a significant role in developing a nationwide “Healthy Catchments” programme and liaison/coordinating with environmental NGOs with similar aims and programmes (An Taisce, SWAN, Angling Ireland, etc).

» IT and office functions: This person will be a multi-functional manager and a vital member of the overall team. The role includes

• Database development, management and reporting.

• Water Resource Management analysis using GIS tools (and provision of GIS expertise to communities and local authorities without same).

• Develop and maintain Website (and assisting communities in this regard).

• Maintain system to record WFD implementation actions by LANWFDO.

• Maintain LANWFDO IT equipment.

• Financial management and maintain audit trail for funding claims.

• File management and administration (cloud-based).

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Appendix C: CWO’s – Their Roles as Defined in the Business CaseAt assistant professional officer grade (equivalent to AE), their primary role is to engage with communities and individual sectors of society at local level.

They will actively promote inter-agency collaboration and stakeholder participation. They will facilitate learning and dissemination of best practice in the implementation of RBMP measures and they will implement an annual RBMP coordination and implementation plan agreed between all stakeholders.

Tasks would include:

» To mobilise public participation and action in protecting our natural waters.

» Develop local capacity to participate in management of our natural waters.

» Assist communities in planning of RBMP local implementation actions.

» Facilitate and assist communities in development of local programmes of measures.

» Participate in water quality related activities and be an advocate for “water”.

» Develop linkages with various sectors of society such as agriculture, industry, chambers of commerce, environmental NGO’s, etc.

» Assist in developing and implementation of a programme of proactive public liaison.

» Develop communication and networks with NGOs.

» Organise River Walks in conjunction with local groups.

» Provide resources for schools and teachers.

» Assist NGO’s with identifying funding resources.

» Assist NGO’s with preparation of local water action plans.

» Prepare and distribute newsletters.

» Engage proactively with news media.

» Assist in setup of River Trusts and water related NGOs and liaise with same.

» Be an Ambassador for water quality at public events.

» Develop and facilitate participatory events e.g. citizen science initiatives.

» Liaise and collaborate with local authority Environmental Awareness Officers, Heritage Officers and local community enterprise officers.

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Appendix D: Regional Water and Environment Management Committees – Terms of Reference

Terms of Reference for the Midlands and East Regional Water and Environment Management Committee

1. Purpose of CommitteeThe purpose of the Committee is to facilitate regular exchange of information and knowledge between the various agencies and local authorities involved in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and other environmental functions in the midland and eastern region of Ireland. It will be a forum for discussing and collaborating on technical and management issues.

It will oversee activities including cross-cutting issues relating to WFD water matters across the full range of water, environmental and land-use planning areas.

2. Committee Members » Directors of Services Dublin City, Fingal, South Dublin, Dun Laoghaire

Rathdown, Wicklow, Kildare, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford Councils.

» Regional Co-ordinator, Local Authority Waters & Communities Office (LAWCO).

» EPA Office of Evidence and Assessment.

» EPA Laboratory Dublin.

» Other organisations and agencies maybe invited as required.

3. Committee OperationChairperson: Rotated at two yearly intervals between Local Authority Chief Executives starting with Dublin City Council.

Secretariat: Local Authority Waters & Communities Office (LAWCO).

» The Committee will meet at least two times and up to six times per year depending on workload.

» Sub-groups may be formed for specific programme areas as required.

» The Committee will annually review its terms of reference and objectives.

» The Committee may adopt separate terms of reference for specific issues as it sees fit.

» The Committee may invite other agencies to become permanent or temporary members of the Committee.

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4. Terms of Reference and ObjectivesThe Committee will:

i. Oversee the development of WFD work programmes for the region and monitor their implementation.

ii. Collaborate with WFD Tier 1 and Tier 2 management groups to facilitate allthree governance tiers working together in a coordinated manner to bring consistency of approach to implementation and monitoring by LA’s/EPA.

iii. Report to the LA national WFD committee, National Implementation Group and where appropriate, the Water Policy Advisory Committee.

iv. Seek continuity and consistency of WFD implementation across all local authorities and with other stakeholders.

v. Develop framework for coordination of WFD implementation measures across the region.

vi. Monitor WFD implementation in the region.

vii. Lead on change for new WFD implementation and management methodologies in local authorities.

viii. Be a conduit for engaging relevant stakeholders in WFD water matters.

ix. Advise on the means of communication of the WFD public participation programme.

x. Facilitate communication and networking among stakeholders.

xi. Provide advice and recommendations on suitability of WFD measures at local and regional levels.

xii. Explore opportunities for joint actions and sharing of resources between local authorities.

xiii. Nominate representative(s) to the LA’s National WFD Committee. (This will normally be the chair of this committee)

xiv. Discuss and make recommendations on any other WFD issues which the Committee deems relevant.

xv. Pursue efficient and value for money opportunities.

These terms of reference with respect to WFD and river basin management shall be submitted to the LA National WFD Committee and the Water Policy Advisory Committee for approval.

This is a live document and subject to change.

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Role

1. Community engagement – liaison on cross cutting issuesa. Group Water Schemesb. Angling Groupsc. Etc.

2. Liaison with PA’s at operational levela. Develop regional annual work programmeb. Identify areas for collaborative actionc. Prepare annual implementation report (track progress)

3. Developing and collaborating on multi-agency programmes4. Delivery of RBMP/POM’s in cross boundary/cross agency areas

5. Coordination of education and awareness programme

6. Collaboration with Irish Water

7. Work with “New Regional Resource”

8. Sharing knowledge and experiencea. Develop best practiceb. Training

9. Liaise with EPA on ongoing characterisation 10. Record POMs implementation

a. Liaison with Drainage Committees11. Coordinating WFD sampling programme12. Data Sharing

Appendix E: Regional WFD Operational Committees – Terms of ReferenceChair: DOS from Regional WEMC Meet approximately four to six times per year – as requiredMembership:

1. Local Authorities

2. Inland Fisheries Ireland

3. Waterways Ireland

4. Office of Public Works

5. Teagasc

6. Coillte

7. Department of Agriculture

8. EPA (regional office)

9. Bord Na Mona

10. Heritage Council

11. Failte Ireland

12. Marine Institute

13. National Parks and Wildlife

14. Regional Authorities

15. Irish Water

16. Geological Survey of Ireland

17. LAWCO

18. 19. ESB (Shannon and Liffey)

20. Bord Iascaigh Mhara

21. Sea Fisheries Protection Authority

22. Forestry Service

23. NFGWS

24. Others as required

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Appendix F: Examples of Community Water Officers Work

Who’s Who on the Inishowen Rivers? – Connecting CommunitiesThe Inishowen Rivers Trust (IRT), in collaboration with the Waters & Communities Office and the Rivers Trust, ran a special event in An Grianán Hotel in Burt, Co Donegal. Everyone from the local community was invited to participate in this event – landowners, farmers, anglers, foresters, walkers, painters, environmentalists, bird watchers, cyclists – the object of the event was to meet, share and learn about the natural waters of the Inishowen.

Communities across Inishowen and beyond had the opportunity to meet other groups and agencies involved in the monitoring, promotion and enhancement of Inishowen waters. Statutory agencies were on hand to meet the public and provide information on the role of their organisation and responsibility to the lakes, rivers and coastal areas of Inishowen.

Over 20 organisations with a role in monitoring, enhancing and promoting our waters were in attendance these included: An Taisce, BirdWatch Ireland, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, Coillte, Dept of Agriculture, Donegal Angling Tourism Alliance, Donegal County Council, Donegal Tourism, EPA, Forest Service, IDP, Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association, Inishowen Tourism, Inland Fisheries Ireland, Loughs Agency, National Parks and Wildlife Service, OPW, Rural Recreation Officer, Teagasc, Waters & Communities Office, The Rivers Trust.

The event was very well attended by various interest groups and individuals from anglers to artists and fishermen to farmers. There were presentations given on the work of Rivers Trusts, the value of our water environment, catchment management and on the role of the Rivers Trust. There was a visioning exercise undertaken to collect the views, hopes and aspirations, of those in attendance, for the natural waters of the Inishowen. Feedback from the Who’s Who? event has been positive and those in attendance appreciated the work of the Trust in organising a very inclusive cross-sectoral meeting.

The Waters & Communities Office funded the event, assisting with event organisation, and in the compilation of a Who’s Who on Inishowen Rivers? booklet for distribution to the community. The booklet can be downloaded from: https://www.catchments.ie/download/whos-inishowen-rivers/.

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A Vision for Dundalk Bay CatchmentA a collaborative effort involving the Waters & Communities Office, Dundalk Institute of Technology, the Rivers Trust and the Dundalk Bay catchment communities to develop a ‘vision’ for the future of the rivers and coastline of the Dundalk Bay catchment.

Eight community meetings were held across the catchment using the RIPPLE method for public engagement as developed by the Ballinderry Rivers Trust. This generated conversations amongst participants and opportunities to share their memories of their local waterways. These memories and shared stories provided inspiration for the groups ‘visions’ for their local catchment and coastline.

A total of 139 people contributed to the vision and out of that 84 said they would like to be involved in the delivery of the Vision for Dundalk Bay Catchment. Mark Horton, Alec Rolston, Bernie O’Flaherty and Gretta McCarron collated the vision and actions from each meeting into a coherent overall draft vision for the catchment, which was later ratified by concensus at a meeting in Carrickmacross. The community vision for Dundalk Bay Catchment is as follows:

» Protect and improve the water quality of our rivers, lakes and coastal waters.

» Protect and improve habitats and biodiversity of our aquatic ecosystems and adjacent areas.

» Learn more about our water environment and the role we can play in its protection and improvement.

» A water management environment and community that is more resilient to climate change.

» Sustainable recreation and tourism along our waterways that provides benefits for the community, environment and local economy.

The next steps is to prioritise the vision’s actions and identify actions that are easily achievable and those that will take some time to achieve. In this way a draft plan will be developed for the delivery of the vision. Information on delivery mechanisms will be promoted as a guide for individuals and groups to champion the vision actions into the future. To further support the delivery of the vision’s actions a networking Who’s Who? event will be organised, to bring together all water stakeholders in the catchment and the local communities to share knowledge and build relationships.

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Vision actions by category: Although the focus was on water quality 44% of actions are related to recreation and awareness. This would support the notion that a wider engagement may be required (with tradition sports, tourism, education groups) to deliver water quality actions within communities.

Networking for Nature – Tidy Towns Event Carrick-on-ShannonOver sixty people representing Tidy Towns groups from Leitrim, Roscommon, Longford and Sligo attended a Networking for Nature event on the 11 March 2017 in Carrick-on-Shannon. The event was jointly organised by Leitrim County Council and the Waters & Communities Office. The aim was to bring people together in the Region to share experiences and learn how communities can protect and enhance their local waters and include potential activities in their local Tidy Towns plans.

Joseph Gilhooly Director of Services with Leitrim County Council welcomed and commended the Tidy Towns on the excellent work they do in their communities. Padraig Mc Shera (Area Engineer) and Carmel Coll (Environmental Awareness Officer) highlighted the Local Authority resources available to support Tidy Towns Groups with their efforts.

Meanwhile Bernie O’Flaherty and Karen Kennedy, from the Waters & Communities Office, spoke about the value of our water catchments and the importance of reconnecting with our rivers and lakes as they offer important opportunities for health and wellbeing. They also gave practical examples of how community groups can get involved in protecting their local water environment and encouraged people to attend upcoming meetings on the Draft River Basin Management Plan for Ireland to have their say on the proposed measures to protect and improve our natural waters for the next four years.

The day provided lots of opportunity for interaction and there was plenty of note taking for eager groups wising to increase their marks! Guest speakers included Emer Brennan from Monaghan Tidy Towns Network who encouraged groups to go and visit other Tidy Towns as their network had benefited from a recent visit to Letterkenny.


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Billy Flynn Ecologist and Tidy Towns Adjudicator highlighted some interesting case studies and stressed “the importance of access to waterways”.

Also on hand to offer support and advice were Leitrim Development Company, Inland Fisheries Ireland, Waterways Ireland, The Organic Centre and BirdWatch Leitrim. The day finished with a biodiversity walk and talk along the boardwalk at the River Shannon led by Billy Flynn in glorious sunshine

Cuan Beo; Reconnecting the Land and the Sea in the Counties of Clare and GalwayGrowing concerns about the decline of water quality in South Galway Bay and the consequences for the quality of life in local rural villages motivated the local community and businesses to come together to form a local community group called ‘Cuan Beo’. The group was established with the support of FLAG WEST as a not-for-profit company with a mission of improving the quality of life, environment, economy and heritage around Galway Bay and to help develop local resources in a sustainable way. It has taken inspiration from organisations such as Burren Beo, which has had significant impact on land management in the Burren region of South Galway and North Clare. According to Diarmuid Kelly, Chairman of Cuan Beo, ‘our aim is to raise awareness of those living in the catchment of Galway Bay, and indeed those governing it, that life quality and water quality are inextricably linked’.

Bernie O’Flaherty presents on LAWCO at Networking for Nature

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Cuan Beo has set about organising educational, heritage and resource management events to highlight the importance of protecting water quality and the marine natural resource. Rather than establish new events and festivals linked to the sea, Cuan Beo supported existing local events such as Crinniú na mBád in Kinvara and the Clarinbridge Oyster Festival. As the Crinniú na mBád Festival coincided with National Heritage Week and Water Heritage Day, Cuan Beo, with funding from the Waters & Communities Office, organised a presentation by Prof Noel Wilkins on the Heritage of the Native Oyster in Galway Bay followed by a Questions and Answers session with the popular local author. They also organisaed In advance of the Clarinbridge Oyster Festival, a Native Oyster Workshop 2017 (NOW17) which brought together Native Oyster Fishermen from the eight remaining oyster fisheries in Ireland with the relevant Government agencies responsible for their management and protection. The NOW17 event concluded with the official launch of Cuan Beo, by Cllr Eileen Mannion Caothairlaoch of County Galway. This launch was also attended by Minister of State, Seán Kyne TD and local elected representatives Ann Rabbit TD and Councillors Martina Kinnane and Peter Feeney.

Looking forward, Cuan Beo intends to build its membership, knowledge and capacity to support the sustainable development of resources in the coastal communities of South Galway and North Clare.

Caun Beo Committee Galway Hookers

The Moy Catchment Association Communities from across the River Moy catchment came together in November 2016 in efforts to start a conversation – a conversation about conservation – on protecting one of the great natural resources in the north west, the River Moy. From this meeting the Moy Catchment Association was formed, made up of all the fishing clubs and private waters owners in the Moy Catchment Area. They subsequently established a committee with aims and objectives and a created a mission statement:

The Moy Catchment Association represents clubs, fishery owners and anglers who have an interest in improving the ecology, fisheries and wildlife of the Moy catchment area. With a commitment to working in partnership with the Moy Valley communities, stakeholders, government agencies at both national and local level, and all others who have an interest in improving the ecology of the area for fisheries and for wildlife.


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Several events took place throughout 2017 including community awareness days and youth fishing workshops. The next step for the group was to look to progress into a Rivers Trust.

Mount Falcon Estate in Ballina played host to a historic event organised by the Moy Catchment Association on 29th November 2017 called ‘The Moy Trust Expo’, this brought together community groups and government agencies to present on the process to date and the benefits of forming a river trust. Involving local communities in this way breeds success by creating awareness and education at the catchment scale.

The event was opened by Councillor Michael Smyth who spoke positively about the council’s role and its commitment to the success of this local catchment initiative. The M.C.A chairperson Jim Wilson then gave some background on how the Expo event came about. He was followed by Ray Spain, Regional Coordinator with the Waters & Communities Office who outlined their role in supporting communities to take a greater role in managing water quality through an ethos of healthy waters and vibrant communities.

The Keynote address was by Mark Horton, All-Ireland director of the Rivers trust who spoke of the positive impact trusts are having for both the water environment and local communities with examples throughout Ireland and the UK.

Jim Wilson rounded off the talks by thanking everyone for attending and asked people to mingle, network and put forward ideas for suitable projects as well as nominating their willingness to join the trust.

Community Waters Officer Mick Kane is working closely with the trust to develop a programme of activities and projects for 2018. Several funding applications been submitted with a focus on the positive effects of catchment management in the North West region.

Moy Catchment Association group photo

MCA Youth Fishing Workshop

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Willow Park Community Group Athlone, River Al Clean-up and Regeneration ProjectThe River Al is a tributary of the mighty River Shannon and on its journey the Al flows through the Willow Park Housing Estate in Athlone, Co Westmeath. The local community in Willow Park have come together in recent months to organise several river clean-ups along the Al. The aim of these clean-ups is twofold, firstly to tidy up the area and increase the amenity value of the river for the local community, and secondly to raise awareness of the wildlife and heritage to be found around Willow Park and in the wider Athlone area. Members of the ‘Willow Park Community Group’, ‘Friends of the River Al’ and Basil Mannion of the ‘Waters & Communities Office’ have been joined each Saturday for the clean-ups by volunteers from amongst the local community.

This Willow Park Community initiative aims to raise awareness of this problem and reduce occurrences, eventually eliminating fly-tipping and dumping all together from the area, it hoped this will be encouraged through increased local pride and community stewardship of the River Al by the local community and stakeholders. Basil Mannion, Community Water Officer for Westmeath is providing support and assistance to the Willow Park residents in their efforts and believes there are opportunities for this river clean-up to provide a model that can be delivered in other locations for revitalising a river in an urban setting. Funding for this initiative is being sought through the Anti-Dumping and littering Fund Second Phase, from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.

The Stakeholders in this case being the Willow Park Community Group, Willow Park residents, Westmeath County Council, Councillor Tom Farrell, Inland Fisheries Ireland, OPW, EPA Catchments unit, Irish Wildlife Trust, Athlone Municipal Council, local business people, local angling groups and Athlone Institute of Technology.

Community Clean Up River Al

Skip full of rubbish taken from river


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The Dodder Gathering 2017The Waters & Communities Office, Dublin City Council’s Parks and Landscape Services and Water Framework Directive Office along with Dodder Action community group, hosted the Inaugural Dodder Gathering at the Hive in Herbert Park over a weekend in April 2017. The 3-day event brought together over 400 people from the catchment to enjoy activities on the river and exchange knowledge and ideas on its current and future management.

On Friday, pupils from local primary and secondary schools participated in a range of scientific learning activities and a “Bioblitz challenge” focusing on the River Dodder.

On Saturday morning, a networking summit was held with representatives from approximately 20 local community groups from the Dodder catchment. This summit consisted of presentations from Dublin City Council, South Dublin County Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Inland Fisheries, EPA, the Waters & Communities Office and NPWS. Participants then took part in a Café-style discussion regarding the river, what it means to them, what concerns they had and what actions needed to be carried out to promote and protect the river.

In the afternoon, there were interactive displays on wildlife, from the Herpetological Society of Ireland, BirdWatch Ireland, INVAS Biosecurity, An Taisce, Clean Coast, Coastwatch Ireland, The Irish Wildlife Trust and DCC’s Biodiversity/Biosphere roadshow.

The family fun day on the Sunday, was a great success with activities such as pond dipping, face painting, wildlife displays, river insect identification, fly casting demonstrations, angling lessons and historic and wildlife walks. There was also an opportunity for people to submit their views on the draft River Basin Management Plan.

This inaugural Dodder Gathering is the start of a collective and collaborative approach between communities and agencies in the management of the river Dodder. The involvement of the Waters & Communities Office in the organisation and management of this event ensured that groups and speakers from throughout the wider catchment were invited.

Primary school students were presented with their Dodder Defender Certificates by Councillor Patrick Costello, on behalf of the Lord Mayor in September 2017 for having taken part in this event earlier in the year and having demonstrated that they will defend the river for future generations thereby encouraging a love of science, culture and environmental action.

Sineád Hurson engaging the next generation

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Celebrating Community Success in AshbourneGreat strides have been made in Ashbourne, County Meath to improve the Broadmeadow River. In 2017, the community galvanised themselves to form a Broadmeadow River Action Group to help tackle litter pollution and diffuse urban pollution on the River. During its first year, the voluntary group have achieved some commendable results. From organising multiple river clean-up days; to being awarded a €7,000 grant under the Anti-Dumping Initiative; to hosting a memorable Family Fun Day to mark Water Heritage Day – the Ashbourne community are helping to restore the Broadmeadow to its former glory.

In collaboration with Meath County Council the community received grant-aid to combat illegal dumping along the River. The grant-aid was used to purchase clean-up equipment; commission before and after drone footage of illegal-dumping sites; install fencing and signage; as well as to roll out education and awareness raising initiatives. The grant-aid provided a major boost to the Broadmeadow River Action Group and will greatly assist them to continue their clean-up efforts for a long time to come.

Working with the Waters & Communities Office, the community are steadfast in their goals for 2018. Major plans are afoot to continue the regular clean-up days; as well as organising more family fun days; and working with the IFI to roll out its “Something Fishy” Education programme to the local schools. It is hoped the education programme will raise awareness of the River among the student-population in the town as well as combatting illegal dumping along the River.

2017 has been a year of remarkable success for the newly formed Broadmeadow River Action Group – congratulations to all the local volunteers involved. 2018 looks set to be an even more commendable year.

Citizen Science Small Coastal Streams Monitoring ProgrammeThe project was funded by the South-East Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) and was led by Wexford County Council, Coastwatch and the Waters & Communities Office. Particular mention must be paid to Mairead Shoare, Agricultural Scientist with Wexford County Council for her huge effort with this project.


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Members of the local community were trained in citizen science by Dr Ken Whelan, Dr Fran Igoe and Karin Dubsky to assess the quality of small coastal streams and gather baseline data using methods derived from the WFD parameters. Small coastal streams are often too small to be included in national water quality monitoring programmes. Over 20 volunteers/’stream-watchers’ took part in various stages of this project. Thirteen coastal streams were monitored across the Counties of Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford and Dublin, five of these were in Bannow Bay, Co Wexford.

The concept of bioindicators was very new to most volunteers and they got really engaged with the fish and macro-invertebrates. Some wanted to develop their identification skills and learn how they could improve fish habitat and get involved in stream restoration. Fish obstacles were common, and not something the volunteers had thought about previously. One new seagrass (zostera) bed was discovered. Seagrass is a water quality indicator under the WFD. Invasive species became a topic of concern.

There were mixed opinions on the sources of pressures, including agricultural, industrial and domestic waste-water. Volunteers were really interested in the nitrate testing.

The engagement element of this project was a huge success, however there is more work to do regarding the data that is being collected with regard to how it can be used to inform investigative assessments and enforcement activities in priority catchments.

Community Dialogue on the Inny and Cummeragh River Catchments, Co Kerry On a cold, wet evening in December 2017 more than 60 local people attended the Dromid Community Centre on the Ivereagh Peninsula in South Kerry to listen to speakers from the Waters & Communities Office, Forest Service, South Kerry Development Partnership, Teagasc, Met Éireann and Waterville Lakes and Rivers Trust. The central theme of the night was the declining water quality within these river catchments, how this can be tackled, and what opportunities there are within existing or upcoming schemes. The evening came about after Eoin Ryan approached the Waters & Communities Office to organise it, after hearing about the confronting nationwide decline in water quality with the publication of the EPA’s Water Quality in Ireland 2010-2015 report (Autumn 2017).

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Bláithín Ní Ainín, Community Water Officer for Co Kerry, presented information on the changes in the water quality of the river systems and talked about pathways from which pollution sources can enter waterways. Ciarán Nugent of the Forest Service described the Native Woodland Scheme and where it could be used by farmers. An overview of the upcoming Locally Led Scheme for the Conservation of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel and the LEADER funding calls was given by Joe McCrohan of South Kerry Development Partnership. Kevin O’Sullivan of Teagasc gave a presentation on water quality regulations and good farm practices. There was great discussion after the presentation of Charles Gillman from Met Éireann who talked about the status of climate change in Ireland and showed the changing temperatures projected for the planet in the coming decades. Eleanor Turner of the Waterville Lakes and Rivers Trust talked about the aims of the Trust and their plans for monitoring the small streams.

There was lively debate at the end of the evening. The difficult conditions under which people are working, particularly farmers, was highlighted by several participants. Several people endorsed the view that everyone working together will best solve the issues with water quality. It was emphasized by participants that looking at only the physical issues of the rivers is not enough, that the tourism, cultural history, social and health aspect of the catchments need also be considered as well as education and that a meaningful relationship between the community and the public authorities would be very valuable. A follow-up event focussing on the community’s views is being planned for Spring 2018.

Bláithín Ní Ainín speaking at the Inny and Cummeragh River Catchments event


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A Local Champion on the River FunshionThe first meeting to discuss the River Funshion took place in November 2016. Organised by local champion, David Lee, and the Waters & Communities Office, the meeting was attended by an eager crowd of over 60 people to hear about the history of the river and its future. Those who attended include public representatives, Tidy Towns committees, community councils, angling groups, gun clubs, and state agencies including EPA and

NPWS. After hearing the Waters & Communities Office can support initiatives to improve the status of the rivers in the Funshion catchment, it was decided to form a committee that could work with the Community Water Officer with a view of seeing these improvements come to pass.

Along with the committee, made up of members from the many communities in the catchment,

an advisory group was also formed. This group consists of staff from Cork County Council and Inland Fisheries Ireland, local elected officials, Cork Environmental Forum, the Waters & Communities Office, David Lee and Catchment Committee Chair, David Coughlin. This group meets four times a year to discuss the issues brought forward by the Catchment committee.

The Catchment committee is working well with many people living and working along the Funshion and its tributaries. Landowners have agreed to have trees planted along the rivers in a bid to stabilise their banks. Glanworth Scouts were very keen to lend a hand in any way they could to improve the biodiversity along the Funshion. Their leader Arthur Wilson agreed to build and install nest boxes for dippers and artificial otter holts near the historic Glanworth Mill. Building and installing can raise awareness among communities of the wonderful ecology of a river. With the animal homes ready to be installed, awareness days are planned for 2018.

With the inclusion of two Recommended Areas for Action with in the catchment, 2018 provides a great opportunity for the Funshion Catchment Committee and the relevant agencies to work together to improve the status of the Funshion and its tributaries.

David Lee and Kieran Murphy

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Crayfish Plague Outbreak – A Multi-agency and Community Response An outbreak Crayfish Plague was confirmed on the River Suir in January 2017. The Crayfish Plague is a type of mould that kills Crayfish on contact. This poses a serious threat to our native White-clawed Crayfish, which are the only species of Crayfish naturally occurring in Ireland. Ireland’s rivers and lakes are important habitats for White-clawed Crayfish as many European populations have been wiped out by the Crayfish plague and competing non-native crayfish.

The River Suir is one of the most important river catchments in Ireland for White-clawed Crayfish and is designated a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The recent outbreak of Crayfish Plague is a serious threat to the survival of the species in the entire River Suir catchment, a total kill of the White-clawed Crayfish population is expected which will have major consequences for the ecology of the river.

The seriousness of the situation required a multi-agency local response to try and contain the outbreak. The Waters & Communities Office assisted Tipperary County Council staff to assemble an emergency meeting that included staff from: Tipperary County Council, Waterford County Council, IFI, NPWS and from local community groups and water users including representative of Canoeing Ireland.

In response a temporary voluntary ban was put in place asking users to prevent movement to different parts of the catchment. In addition, users were urged to observe the ‘Check, Clean and Dry’ protocol once they leave the river and before using it again. This means that all wet gear (boats, clothing and equipment) should be checked for any silt or mud, plant material or animals before being cleaned and finally dried. Disinfectant or hot water (over 40 degrees Celsius) should be used to clean all equipment and this should be followed by a 24-hour drying period.

The community groups responded with great support and helped erect warning signs at all access and egress points and other prominent locations along the River Suir. Outbreaks have been confirmed in other catchments and the situation is being monitored closely by NPWS, IFI and Local Authorities.

Crayfish Plague signage along the River Suir

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Appendix G: Heritage Week Activities 19-27 August 2017 supported by Community Water Officers

County Event description Date and location

Detail of LAWCO support if any time and/or €

Was activity advertised in HC publication or website or in local Heritage Officers publication?

Galway Woodlawn Heritage Group Archaeology Walk and Talk

22nd August, 6.30pm-8.30pmKillaan Cross, Golden Mile, Woodlawn N.S.

Catherine Seale assisting in the walk – main leader is local heritage expert

Heritage Council website

Galway Crinniú na mBád, Kinvara – historical lecture on the Native Oyster

20th of August(Time - TBC)

LAWCO supporting and Catherine Seale will be in attendance

To be registered

Galway Loughrea Tidy Town 22nd August 11.00am

Children’s talk on the Birds of Loughrea Lake

To be advertised on HC Website

Roscommon Suck Valley Development Cooperative, Castlecoote Tidy Towns River Walk

27th August, 3.00pm-5.00pm Castlecoote Village beside old phone box Co. Roscommon

Catherine Seale leading river Suck walk


Roscommon(Lough Allen)

Farming for Nature 26th August 11.00am-1.00pm

Nature walk around the farm with Michael Bell. Karen KennedySupport with pond dipping


Mayo Reconnecting with local waters

27th August, 3.00pm-4.00pmGlore Mill Art Centre in Kiltimagh

Mick Kane, speaker Heritage Council website

Mayo A Walk on the Edge 27th August, 10:30am-1.00pmMulranny Environmental Centre

Mick Kane, support


Clare Water, Life of Lisdoonvarna

19th August, 11.00am-1.00pmSpa Wells, LisdoonvarnaCo. Clare

Ruairí Ó Conchúir, speaker


Carlow River Safaries on River Barrow;Photographic Expo of River Barrow Heritage

Ann Phelan, supportAuthur Keppel


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Kilkenny Interactive river biodiversity walk children’s author Shane Casey

Sunday, 27th August, 2.00pm

Ann Phelan,support


Kerry Guided Riverside Walk in Listowel

Sunday, 20th August3.00pm-4.00pm

Bláithín Ní Ainín, support


Kerry Guided Walk on natural and cultural heritage of the Maharees

Saturday, 26th August 2.00pm-4.00pm

Bláithín Ní Ainín, support (publicity)


Kerry Whale watching Valentia Island and Clogher Head

Saturday, 26th August

Bláithín Ní Ainín, support (publicity)


Kerry Feithidí is Fionnuisce Com an Lochaigh, West Kerry (Irish Language event)

Sunday, 27th August

Bláithín Ní Ainín, Kick sampling and bug identification demonstration

Pending

Kerry Outdoor bog labKerry Head event – coastal ecology

Sunday, 27th August

Bláithín Ní Ainín, support in run up


Waterford Curraghmore Estate walk and talk on Pearl mussel Mark Hosford

Sunday, 27th August, 2.30pm

Ann Phelan, support Heritage Council website

Westmeath Kilbeggan Funday by the Brosna in association with Waters & Communities Office

Sunday, 27th August12.00pm-2.30pm

Basil Mannion Registered with Heritage Council

Longford Walk with the Big Boats, The Royal Canal, between Keenagh and Richmond Harbour

Saturday, 19th August 11.00am-6.00pm

Heritage Boat AssociationKaren KennedySupport

Heritage Council website WI website

Donegal Living Rivers – Bugs, Beasts and Bats on the River Leenan

Monday,21st August6.00pm-8.00pmRamelton

Local Nature Guide Aengus Kennedy (Talk and Equipment) €€Jimmy McVeigh, CWO

HC websiteNature North West Contact ListsDonegal Heritage Week Event Guide

Donegal Living Rivers – From Source to Sea Go with the Flow on the River Eske

Wednesday,23rd August6.00pm-8.30pmDonegal Town

Local Nature Guide Aengus Kennedy (Talk and Equipment), Bus Hire €€Jimmy McVeigh, CWO

Heritage Council websiteNature North West Contact ListsEventbrite link for bus bookings; Donegal Heritage Week Event Guide

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Donegal Wells and Springs of East Inishowen

Sunday,27th August12.00pm-3.00pm

The Inishowen Rivers Trust will take participants on an exploration of four wells in East Inishowen – the tour will be facilitated by local heritage expert Neil McGrory – supported by LAWCO


Leitrim Carrick’s Water Heritage Day

Sunday,27th August2.00pm- 5.00pm

Guided nature walk with Michael Bell – Karen Kennedy, support


Sligo Nature, Water and Poetry

Sunday,27th August 12.00pm-1.00pm

Guided biodiversity walk with Michael Bell – Karen Kennedy, support


Monaghan Ballybay Wetlands Teddy Bear Picnic

Sunday,27th August 11.00am-1.00pm

Gretta McCarron, nature walk

Registered with Heritage Council

Louth Our Community Our Water project launch

Sunday,27th August2.00-5.00pm

Gretta McCarron, support


Armagh Wild WednesdayRunning WaterForkhill River

Wednesday,23rd August10.00-12.00pm

Gretta McCarron, water bug ID and nature walk


Armagh Wild Wednesday Calm WatersLough Cashel

Wednesday,23rd August1.00-3.00pm

Gretta McCarron, water bug ID and nature walk


Cork Ask the Insects Sunday, 27th August10.00am-1.00pmDouglas, Cork

Kieran Murphy,demonstration


South Dublin Guided bird & photography looped walk on the River Dodder, Tallaght

Saturday, 19th AugustTime TBC

Guided walk by Oran O’Sullivan and Michael FinnLAWCO support funding SH in attendance

Registered with Heritage Council TBC

Wicklow River Derry guided walk Tinahely

27th August,Tomnafinnoge Woods Carpark2.00-4.00pm

Guided walk by Sarah Rubalcava LAWCO support funding


DCC Kilmainham Inchicore Arts Festival (water event part of this) anglers also in attendance

Sunday, 27th August2.00-4.00pmInchicore

Supported by Kilmainham Inchicore Network – SH in attendance, kick sample and ID

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Kildare(Athy)

Athy Waterways Nature Walk

Sunday, 27th August 12.00pm-2.00pm

Aoife McGrath, support & LAWCO grant for biodiversity expert


Meath(Ashbourne)

Broadmeadow River Family Fun Day

27th August 12.00pm-4.00pm

Aoife McGrath support


Clare(Shannon)

Community Wetlands Planning Event

Saturday, 26th August 2.00pm-5.00pm

Ruairí Ó Conchúir, Féidhlim Harty and Dúchas na Sionna


Limerick (Annacotty)

Exploring Bio-diversity on the Mulkear River

Sunday, 27th August 10.00am-12.00pm

Ruairí Ó Conchúir & Séan Hartigan (Living Limerick)


Fore Co Westmeath

FORE Community Pilgrim Group – FORE Bioblitz and Heritage Day

Wednesday, 23rd August 2.30pm

Basil Mannion Registered

Kilbeggan Co Westmeath

Fun Day on the Brosna

Sunday, 27th August 12.00pm-2:30pm

Renew Kilbeggan Action Group and Basil Mannion


Portlaoise Tidy Towns

Portlaoise and the River Triogue

Thursday, 24th August, 7.00pm

Tidy Towns and Basil Mannion

Registered with the Heritage Council

Streamstown Co Westmeath

Streamstown Water Heritage

Sunday, 27th August

Basil Mannion To be confirmed

Tipperary Town

River Ara Walk and biodiversity fun

Sunday, 27th August

€300 to Tipperary Tidy Towns to organise

Local Heritage Officer

Dualla Show, Tipperary

LAWCO information stand

Sunday, 27th August

Sheevaun Thompson Local Heritage Officer

Energy in Agriculture Event – Gurteen College, Tipperary


Tuesday, 22nd August

Sheevaun Thompson Local Heritage Officer

Bansha Show


Wednesday, 23rd August

Michael Pollard Local Heritage Officer

Iverk Show, Piltown, Kilkenny


Saturday, 26th August

Michael Pollard Local Heritage Officer

Cavan Nature walk and talk to celebrate water with the Tidy Towns group

Sunday, 27th AugustSt. Mary’s Church, Swanlinbar, Cavan

Heritage in Schools expert Heather Bothwell

Church bulletin, PPN and Heritage Council website

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tatio

n

re: L

AWC

OTo

urism

11.

Car

low

and

Ki

lken

nyRi

ver N

ore

and

Barro

wEn

gage

men

t with

Gra

igue

nam

anag

h,

Bage

nalst

own

and

Car

low

Row

ing

Clu

bs

Mem

bers

of a

ll ro

win

g cl

ubs

Hel

p an

d su

ppor

t clu

bs re

: fun

ding

ap

plic

atio

nsA

men

ity

Recr

eatio

n

12.

Car

low

and

Ki

lken

nyRi

ver N

ore,

Ri

ver B

arro

w a

nd

tribu

tarie

s

Enga

gem

ent w

ith G

o w

ith th

e Fl

ow

Can

oe C

lub

and

Pure

Adv

entu

res

Can

oe c

lub

mem

bers

and

pr

ojec

t tea

mH

elp

and

supp

ort r

e: fu

ndin

g ap

plic

atio

nsA

men

ity

Recr

eatio

n

13.

Car

low

/Ki

lken

nyBa

rrow

Val

ley

Enga

gem

ent w

ith B

arro

w V

alle

y C

omm

unity

Dev

elop

men

t Com

mitt

eeM

embe

rs o

f Bar

row

Val

ley

Com

mun

ity D

evel

opm

ent

Com

mitt

ee

Iden

tifyi

ng fu

ndin

g str

eam

s to

prog

ress

and

es

tabl

ish n

ew b

iodi

vers

ity p

roje

cts f

or n

ew

Out

door

Act

iviti

es H

ub

Com

mun

ity

14.

Cav

anEr

nePu

blic

Par

ticip

atio

n N

etw

ork

pres

enta

tion

PPN

Net

wor

kPP

N e

ngag

emen

tC

omm

unity

8585

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

15.

Cav

anEr

neM

eetin

g w

ith D

evel

opm

ent A

ssoc

iatio

nSw

anlin

bar D

evel

opm

ent

Ass

ocia

tion

Com

mun

ity m

eetin

gC

omm

unity

16.

Cav

anEr

neTe

agas

c m

eetin

gTe

agas

c, c

omm

unity

Stan

d at

eve

ntEv

ent

17.

Cav

anEr

neC

avan

Mon

agha

n Sc

ienc

e Fe

stiva

l W

ater

for W

elln

ess p

rese

ntat

ion

Cav

an IC

AEd

cuat

ion

and

awar

enes

s-ra

ising

Even

t

18.

Cav

anEr

nePP

N N

etw

orki

ng e

vent

in C

avan

Com

mun

ity g

roup

sPr

esen

tatio

nPP

N

19.

Cav

anEr

ne 3

6O

ne h

our w

ater

wor

ksho

p w

ith Tr

ansit

ion

Year

stud

ents

at S

t Pat

rick’

s Col

lege

C

avan

; Pad

dles

Up

Prog

ram

me

C

avan

Spo

rts P

artn

ersh

ip

Cav

an S

ports

Par

tner

ship

25 st

uden

ts pa

rtici

pate

d in

the

wor

ksho

pSc

hool

s

20.

Cav

anEr

neSt

Pat

rick’

s Col

lege

Wat

erw

ays I

rela

ndPr

esen

tatio

n to

Pad

dles

Up

clas

sSc

hool

s

21.

Cav

anEr

neBa

ilieb

orou

gh S

choo

lSc

hool

act

ivity

Eco

Une

sco

club

Scho

ols e

ngag

emen

tSc

hool

s

22.

Cav

anEr

neBa

ilieb

orou

gh S

choo

lPr

esen

tatio

nSc

hool

s eng

agem

ent

Scho

ols

23.

Cla

reM

iltow

n M

alba

yPr

esen

tatio

n to

Cla

re C

oast

wat

ch

re: c

oasta

l stre

ams,

WQ

and

bio

dive

rsity

LAW

CO

, An

Taisc

e,

Coa

stw

atch

, CC

C a

nd lo

cal

com

mun

ity

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

O a

nd lo

cal

envi

ronm

enta

l net

wor

king

Coa

stal

24.

Cla

reKi

lmac

revy

Bea

chC

omm

unity

bea

ch c

lean

-up

LAW

CO

and

loca

l com

mun

ityC

omm

unity

bea

ch c

lean

-up

and

netw

orki

ngC

oasta

l

25.

Cla

reC

lare

Coa

stM

eetin

g re

: coa

stal p

rote

ctio

n w

orks

, ci

tizen

scie

nce

proj

ect

LAW

CO

and

FLA

Gs

repr

esen

tativ

es fo

r Cla

reIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

and

FLA

Gs

netw

orki

ngC

oasta

l

26.

Cla

reSh

anno

nEn

gage

men

t with

Wet

land

s Res

tora

tion

Team

and

pre

sent

atio

n to

Men

’s Sh

edLA

WC

O, S

hann

on W

etla

nds

Resto

ratio

n Pr

ojec

t and

Men

’s Sh

ed

Opp

ortu

nity

for i

nfor

mat

ion

shar

ing

and

deve

lopm

ent o

f pro

ject

Com

mun

ity

27.

Cla

reEa

st Bu

rren

Com

plex

Tubb

er C

omm

unity

Mee

ting

LAW

CO

and

loca

l com

mun

ityIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

and

net

wor

king

Com

mun

ity

28.

Cla

reC

ount

ywid

eD

ispla

y sta

nd a

t Exp

and

Your

Hor

izon

s Te

agas

c ev

ent N

RN a

nd N

UIG

LAW

CO

, Tea

gasc

, IFI

, LE

AD

ER, C

itize

ns A

dvic

e

and

othe

r disp

lays

Opp

ortu

nity

to m

eet w

ith Te

agas

c, IF

I m

embe

rs a

nd ra

ise L

AWC

O p

rofil

eEv

ent

29.

Cla

reSh

anno

n/

Gal

way

Bay

Enga

gem

ent w

ith B

urre

n Pr

ogra

mm

e –

Farm

ing

for C

onse

rvat

ion

LAW

CO

and

BFF

C

(Dr B

rend

an D

unfo

rd)

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

O a

nd n

etw

orki

ngA

gric

ultu

re

8686

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

30.

Cla

reIn

agh

Revi

ew o

f Jap

anes

e Kn

otw

eed

stand

s on

Inag

h/Ba

llym

acra

ven

LAW

CO

Opp

ortu

nity

to re

view

stan

ds o

f Jap

anes

e Kn

otw

eed

follo

win

g co

mm

unity

trea

tmen

t pr

ogra

mm

e

IAS

31.

Cla

reC

oasta

l Are

asLA

WC

O p

rese

ntat

ions

and

eng

agem

ents

with

Cla

re C

ount

y C

ounc

il

re: b

iodi

vers

ity c

onsid

erat

ions

LAW

CO

and

Cla

re C

ount

y C

ounc

il In

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

and

net

wor

king

re

gard

ing

futu

re c

oope

ratio

n w

ork

Loca

l Aut

horit

y

32.

Cla

reFe

rgus

Wal

kove

r sur

vey

– N

ewm

arke

t-on-

Ferg

usLA

WC

O a

nd C

WO

Revi

ew o

f wor

k co

mpl

eted

/to

be u

nder

take

nLo

cal A

utho

rity

33.

Cla

reFe

rgus

/Sh

anno

nPr

esen

tatio

n to

AG

M o

f Cla

re F

eder

atio

n of

GW

SLA

WC

O, L

A a

nd N

atio

nal

Fede

ratio

n of

GW

SIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

and

net

wor

king

Com

mun

ity

34.

Cla

reFe

rgus

/Sh

anno

nM

eetin

g C

lare

PPN

Coo

rdin

ator

LAW

CO

and

loca

l com

mun

ityIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

and

net

wor

king

PPN

35.

Cla

reFe

rgus

/Sh

anno

nM

eetin

g C

lare

PPN

Env

ironm

enta

l Pill

arLA

WC

O a

nd lo

cal c

omm

unity

re

pres

enta

tives

, env

ironm

enta

l re

pres

enta

tives

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

O a

nd lo

cal

envi

ronm

enta

l net

wor

king

PPN

36.

Cla

reSh

anno

nC

BS N

S –

pres

enta

tion

to 8

0 stu

dent

s as

par

t of E

U E

rasm

us p

rogr

amm

eLA

WC

O a

nd sc

hool

App

rox.

80

stude

nts l

earn

ed a

bout

LAW

CO

, fre

shw

ater

bio

dive

rsity

and

wat

er q

ualit

ySc

hool

s

37.

Cla

reA

ille

LAW

CO

pre

sent

atio

ns a

nd e

ngag

emen

ts on

ICM

trai

ning

pro

gram

me

LAW

CO

and

Cla

re C

ount

y C

ounc

il an

d w

ith N

UIG

and

Bu

rren

Geo

Park

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

O a

nd n

etw

orki

ng

rega

rdin

g fu

ture

coo

pera

tion

wor

kTh

ird-le

vel

38.

Cla

reFe

rgus

/Sh

anno

nPr

esen

tatio

n to

Enn

is Ti

dy To

wn,

Enn

is Bi

odiv

ersit

y G

roup

Re;

Fer

gus R

iver

LAW

CO

, LA

and

loca

l co

mm

unity

repr

esen

tativ

es,

envi

ronm

enta

l rep

rese

ntat

ives

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

O a

nd lo

cal

envi

ronm

enta

l net

wor

king

Tidy

Tow

ns

39.

Cla

reSh

anno

nC

omm

unity

wor

ksho

p, L

AWC

O

pres

enta

tion

to 4

0+ T

idy

Tow

n gr

oups

, lo

cal c

omm

unity

gro

ups i

n C

lare

LAW

CO

, LA

Her

itage

Offi

cer

and

Tidy

Tow

ns, B

irdW

atch

Ire

land

and

com

mun

ity g

roup

s

Opp

ortu

nity

to m

eet w

ith T

idy

Tow

ns

mem

bers

and

pro

mot

e LA

WC

O, f

utur

e co

llabo

ratio

n pr

ojec

ts

Tidy

Tow

ns

40.

Cla

reA

ille

Lisdo

onva

rna

Tidy

Tow

n/Tr

ansit

ion

Tow

nLA

WC

O a

nd lo

cal c

omm

unity

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

O a

nd re

view

of

optio

ns fo

r Aill

e Ri

ver

Tidy

Tow

ns

41.

Cla

reFe

rgus

Atte

nd B

urre

n vi

sioni

ng e

vent

, Kilf

enor

aM

inist

er C

reed

, Dep

artm

ent

of A

gric

ultu

re, L

AWC

O,

BFFC

, Tea

gacs

, and

loca

l co

mm

unity

Net

wor

king

/in

form

atio

n sh

arin

g w

ith

vario

us c

omm

uniti

esVi

sioni

ng

42.

Cla

re a

nd

Tipp

erar

ySh

anno

nRe

view

of o

ptio

ns fo

r Sca

rriff

Riv

ersid

e Pa

rkLA

WC

O a

nd lo

cal c

omm

unity

Revi

ew o

f opt

ions

for S

carr

iff R

iver

side

Park

Com

mun

ity

8787

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

43.

Cor

kLe

e, C

ork

Har

bour

an

d Yo

ugha

l Bay

Cle

an C

oast

East

Cor

k C

omm

uniti

esLA

WC

O in

trodu

ced

with

upc

omin

g dR

BMP

cons

ulta

tion

Age

ncy

44.

Cor

kA

llow

Soft

Engi

neer

ing

Wor

ksho

pIF

I, Ke

rry

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil,

LA

WC

O, I

RD D

uhal

low

Faci

litat

ed fi

eld

trip

with

IRD

Duh

allo

w fo

r Ke

rry

IFI a

nd K

erry

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

staff

to

lear

n ab

out s

oft e

ngin

eerin

g so

lutio

ns to

ba

nk e

rosio

n at

two

farm

s

Age

ncy

45.

Cor

kD

unm

anus

, Ban

try,

Kenm

are

Cle

an C

oast

even

tSc

hull

com

mun

ity a

nd a

n Ta

isce’

s Cle

an C

oast

Intro

duce

d LA

WC

O a

nd u

pcom

ing

dRBM

P co

nsul

tatio

ns –

Cle

an C

oast

pres

ente

d su

rvey

resu

lts

Coa

stal

46.

Cor

kSh

anno

n Es

tuar

y So

uth

Ope

ning

acc

ess t

o str

eam

in p

ark

Cha

rlevi

lle T

TA

dvise

d gr

oup

on h

ow th

ey c

ould

mak

e th

e str

eam

in th

e pa

rk a

n am

enity

and

info

rmed

th

em a

bout

the

new

Mai

gue

RT

Com

mun

ity

47.

Cor

kLe

e, C

ork

Har

bour

an

d Yo

ugha

l Bay

Wor

ld W

ater

Day

Bia

Gle

ann

na L

aoi,

Ang

lers

, C

EFVi

sited

Inch

igee

lagh

Prim

ary

Scho

ol, b

oat

tour

of L

ough

Allu

a, e

vein

g in

form

atio

n se

ssio

n (in

clud

ing

upco

min

g dR

BMP

cons

ulta

tions

)

Even

t

48.

Cor

kBl

ackw

ater

Cor

k O

lder

Peo

ple’

s Cou

ncil

Cel

ebra

tion,

M

allo

wC

ork

Old

er P

eopl

e’s C

ounc

il/lo

cal c

omm

unity

Ex

hibi

tion

stand

sEv

ent

49.

Cor

kA

llC

ork

Sum

mer

Sho

wC

ork

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

tent

, op

en to

pub

licD

ispla

yed

mac

roin

verte

brat

es a

nd L

AWC

O

liter

atur

eEv

ent

50.

Cor

kLe

e (C

ork)

Wor

ld W

ater

Day

, Bal

linge

ary

Nat

iona

l Sc

hool

and

Inch

igee

lagh

, Co

Cor

kN

atio

nal s

choo

l stu

dent

s du

ring

the

day

and

Cor

k En

viro

nmen

tal F

orum

in th

e ev

enin

g (F

red

La H

aya)

Enga

gem

ent w

ith c

ross

sect

ion

of lo

cal

com

mun

ityEv

ent

51.

Cor

kBa

ndon

-Ilen

Tree

Wee

k –

farm

visi

tC

ork

Envi

ronm

enta

l For

um,

Skib

bere

en c

omm

unity

Site

visi

t to

obse

rve

shee

p fa

rmin

g in

tand

em

with

tree

pla

ntin

gA

gric

ultu

re

52.

Cor

kA

llPP

N e

vent

s – S

kibb

eree

n, M

allo

w, C

ork

Cor

k PP

N m

embe

rEx

hibi

tion

stand

s inc

ludi

ng L

AWC

O st

and

PPN

53.

Cor

kD

ulha

llow

Prom

otio

n of

offi

ce a

nd p

roje

ct e

xam

ples

LAW

CO

(with

col

leag

ues

from

Mid

-Wes

t), IF

I, IR

D

Duh

allo

w a

nd fa

rmer

Revi

ew o

f mea

sure

s on

the

Allo

w R

iver

in

clud

ing

soft

engi

neer

ing

optio

nsPr

ojec

t

54.

Cor

kA

llTY

Get

Up

and

Go

com

petit

ion

TY c

lass

es a

cros

s Cor

kJu

dged

env

ironm

enta

l ent

rySc

hool

s

55.

Cor

kLe

e, C

ork

Har

bour

an

d Yo

ugha

l Bay

Scoi

l Bar

ra N

aofa

, Mon

ksto

wn

Prim

ary

scho

ol c

lass

esPr

esen

tatio

ns to

cla

sses

and

fiel

dtrip

with

5t

h C

lass

to lo

cal s

tream

to d

emon

strat

e ki

ck

sam

plin

g an

d m

acro

inve

rtebt

rate

s

Scho

ols

8888

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

56.

Cor

kLe

e, C

ork

Har

bour

an

d Yo

ugha

l Bay

Balli

ncol

lig T

TBa

llinc

ollig

TT

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

O a

nd a

dvic

e on

pr

ojec

ts th

at B

allin

colli

g TT

cou

ld g

et

invo

lved

in

Tidy

Tow

ns

57.

Cor

kLe

e, C

ork

Har

bour

an

d Yo

ugha

l Bay

Dou

glas

TT

Dou

glas

TT

and

SEC

AD

Invo

lvem

ent i

n D

ougl

as T

T bi

odiv

ersit

y pl

anTi

dy To

wns

58.

Cor

kBa

ndon

Band

on R

iver

s Tru

st m

eetin

gBa

ndon

ang

lers

, com

mun

ity

mem

bers

, Mar

k H

orto

nM

eetin

g to

see

if th

ere

was

an

inte

rest

in st

artin

g a

river

s tru

st. M

ark

Hor

ton

pres

ente

d. L

AWC

O w

as in

trodu

ced,

as w

as

upco

min

g dR

BMP

cons

ulta

tion

Trus

t

59.

Cor

kBa

ndon

-Ilen

Band

on R

iver

s Tru

st

Met

with

mem

bers

of B

ando

n Ri

vers

Trus

t bo

ard

to d

iscus

s RA

ATr

ust

60.

Cro

ss-b

orde

rC

ross

-bor

der

Nor

ther

n Ire

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76.

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with

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proj

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94.

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ers

PPN

102.

Dub

lin a

nd

Kild

are

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayLif

fey

Valle

y Bl

uew

ay F

easib

ility

Stu

dy

(F.S

.) M

eetin

gO

tium

Lei

sure

Con

sulta

ncy

LAW

CO

invo

lvem

ent i

n pr

opos

ed L

iffey

Bl

uew

ay F

easib

ility

Stu

dyH

ealth

/To

urism

9292

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

103.

Dub

lin

(Cou

nty)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayD

ispla

y sta

nd a

t Exp

and

Your

Hor

izon

s –

Teag

asc

Teag

asc,

LEA

DER

, Citi

zen

Adv

ice

and

othe

r disp

lay

hold

ers

Opp

ortu

nity

to m

eet w

ith Te

agas

c m

embe

rs

in D

ublin

are

a an

d ra

ise L

AWC

O p

rofil

eA

gric

ultu

re

104.

Dub

lin

(Cou

nty)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayM

eetin

g w

ith D

ublin

LEA

DER

LEA

DER

Opp

ortu

nity

to d

evel

op a

nd p

rogr

ess

pote

ntia

l wat

er p

roje

cts i

n th

e ru

ral D

ublin

ar

ea

LEA

DER

105.

Dub

lin

(Cou

nty)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayM

eetin

g w

ith fo

ur D

ublin

Pub

lic

Parti

cipa

tion

Net

wor

k A

dmin

istra

tors

PPN

staf

fO

ppor

tuni

ty fo

r inf

orm

atio

n sh

arin

g an

d fu

ture

col

labo

ratio

nPP

N

106.

Dub

lin

(Cou

nty)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayTi

dy To

wns

Spe

cial

Aw

ards

Cer

emon

y

Prom

otio

n of

aw

ard

and

the

LAW

CO

offi

ceTi

dy To

wns

107.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayC

olla

bora

tive

disp

lay

stand

with

IFI a

nd

Dub

lin A

nglin

g In

itiat

ive

at Ta

llagh

tFes

t Lo

cal s

take

hold

ers,

IFI,

DA

I, LA

WC

O, T

CC

Mee

ting

with

loca

l sta

keho

lder

s. D

evel

opin

g an

d m

aint

aini

ng g

ood

wor

king

rela

tions

hip

with

oth

er a

genc

y sta

ff

Age

ncy

108.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayA

ttend

ed Ta

llagh

t Com

mun

ity C

ounc

il A

GM

Talla

ght C

omm

unity

Cou

ncil

Com

mitt

ee m

embe

rs a

nd p

ublic

Net

wor

king

with

mem

bers

of T

alla

ght

Com

mun

ity C

ounc

ilC

omm

unity

109.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayFr

iend

s of C

amac

Cle

an-U

p D

ay a

s par

t of

fund

ing

awar

ded

LAW

CO

, Clo

ndal

kin

TT, F

riend

s of

Cam

ac, C

ivil

Def

ence

and

lo

cal s

take

hold

ers

30 p

artic

ipan

ts in

co-

ordi

nate

d cl

ean-

up

of C

amac

Com

mun

ity

110.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayFr

iend

s of C

amac

Com

mun

ity g

roup

Prop

osed

Dra

ft N

ewsle

tter f

or S

prin

g an

d pl

an o

f wor

ks fo

r 201

8C

omm

unity

111.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayPa

rtici

patio

n in

Loop

ed G

uide

d W

alk

of

the

Rive

r Dod

der a

nd S

ean

Wal

she

Park

Com

mun

ity g

roup

App

rox.

30

peop

le a

ttend

ed g

uide

d w

alk

alon

g th

e Ri

ver D

odde

rEv

ent

112.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

aySo

uth

Dub

lin P

ublic

Par

ticip

atio

n N

etw

ork

Plea

nary

Mee

ting

– LA

WC

O

disp

lay

stand

Sout

h D

ublin

PPN

mem

bers

Opp

ortu

nity

to m

eet w

ith P

PN m

embe

rs a

nd

prom

ote

LAW

CO

pro

file

PPN

113.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayEd

ucat

ion

Day

in S

ean

Wal

sh P

ark

TCC

, LAW

CO

and

hist

oria

n C

hrist

ophe

r Mor

iarty

App

rox.

40

stude

nts l

earn

ed a

bout

fres

hwat

er

inse

cts a

nd lo

cal b

iodi

vers

ity a

nd h

erita

gesc

hool

s

114.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayEd

ucat

ion

day

on C

amac

with

Tran

sitio

n Ye

ar st

uden

ts an

d co

mm

unity

gro

up

mem

bers

Irish

Wat

er, f

riend

s of C

amac

, C

lond

alki

n Ti

dy To

wns

, loc

al

TY st

uden

ts an

d ge

nera

l pub

lic

Out

door

cla

ssro

om w

ith T

Y cl

ass o

n th

e C

amac

in th

e m

orni

ng; o

utdo

or c

lass

in th

e af

tern

oon

for t

he p

ublic

Scho

ols

115.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayEn

gage

men

t with

Clo

ndal

kin

Tidy

Tow

ns

and

wal

k al

ong

the

Cam

ac R

iver

Loca

l com

mun

ityEs

tabl

ishin

g co

ntac

t afte

r dRM

BP m

eetin

gs

with

Clo

ndal

kin

Tidy

Tow

ns a

nd lo

cal

stake

hold

ers

Tidy

Tow

ns

9393

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

116.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayC

omm

unity

Sup

port

Clo

ndal

kin

Tidy

To

wns

mee

ting

re: f

undi

ng u

nder

A

nti-D

umpi

ng In

itiat

ive

Loca

l com

mun

ityFu

ndin

g aw

arde

d an

d pl

an o

f wor

ks w

ith

Frie

nds o

f Cam

acTi

dy To

wns

117.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayIn

form

atio

n m

orni

ng w

ith L

ucan

Tid

y To

wns

Luca

n Ti

dy To

wns

, ele

cted

re

pres

enta

tives

, Iris

h W

ater

Opp

ortu

nity

for i

nfor

mat

ion

shar

ing,

futu

re

colla

bora

tion

and

prom

otio

n of

Tid

y To

wns

Sp

ecia

l Aw

ards

Tidy

Tow

ns

118.

Dub

lin

(Sou

th)

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayRi

ver D

odde

r Cle

an-U

p D

ay in

Talla

ght

Talla

ght C

omm

unity

Cou

ncil,

Dod

der A

ctio

n an

d ot

her g

roup

sC

o-or

dina

ted

clea

n-up

on

the

Rive

r Dod

der

and

tribu

tarie

sC

omm

unity

119.

Dub

lin (S

outh

) /D

CC

/Ki

ldar

e

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

aySt

akeh

olde

r mee

ting

on L

iffey

Val

ley

Blue

way

con

sulta

tion

mee

ting

with

O

pium

Con

sulta

nts

Stak

ehol

ders

and

Opi

um

Con

sulta

nts

Iden

tifica

tion

of st

akeh

olde

rs a

nd sh

are

of

info

rmat

ion

Am

enity

120.

Dub

lin C

ity

Cou

ncil

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayC

omm

unity

supp

ort –

com

mun

ity

gard

ens i

n C

rum

lin se

ekin

g in

form

atio

nLo

cal c

omm

unity

Info

rmat

ion

sent

re: r

ainw

ater

har

vesti

ng

and

prom

otio

n of

LAW

CO

and

RBM

PC

omm

unity

121.

Dub

lin C

ity

Cou

ncil

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayM

eetin

g re

: Riv

er D

odde

r Gat

herin

g an

d pr

epar

atio

n w

ork

for t

he e

vent

Dub

lin C

ity C

ounc

il, D

odde

r A

ctio

n G

roup

Org

anisa

tiona

l mee

ting

re: R

iver

Dod

der

Gat

herin

gEv

ent

122.

Dub

lin C

ity

Cou

ncil

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayD

ispla

y sta

nd a

t Bat

tle fo

r the

Bay

, D

olly

mou

nt S

trand

Vario

us g

roup

s and

age

ncie

sO

ppor

tuni

ty to

mee

t loc

al st

akeh

olde

rs a

nd

prom

ote

LAW

CO

Even

t

123.

Dub

lin C

ity

Cou

ncil

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayD

ispla

y sta

nd a

t Ros

e Fe

stiva

l in

St

Ann

e’s P

ark

Loca

l sta

keho

lder

sO

ppor

tuni

ty to

mee

t loc

al st

akeh

olde

rs a

nd

prom

ote

LAW

CO

Even

t

124.

Dub

lin C

ity

Cou

ncil

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayD

CC

: Wat

er H

erita

ge D

ay, i

nsec

ts of

the

cana

l and

ang

ling

Kilm

ainh

am In

chic

ore

Net

wor

k, B

lueb

ell A

ngle

rs

and

area

offi

ce

Day

eve

nt w

here

app

rox.

20

yout

hs le

arne

d ab

out f

resh

wat

er in

sect

s and

trie

d fis

hing

Her

itage

125.

Dub

lin C

ity

Cou

ncil

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayC

omm

unity

Sup

port

Enqu

iry re

: wee

ds

in th

e Ri

ver L

iffey

Loca

l com

mun

ityIn

form

atio

n se

nt re

: enq

uiry

and

pas

sed

to

DC

CLo

cal A

utho

rity

126.

Dub

lin C

ity

Cou

ncil

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayM

uckr

oss C

olle

ge Tr

ansit

ion

Year

stu

dent

sTY

stud

ents,

Dub

lin C

ity

Cou

ncil

Pote

ntia

l BT

Youn

g Sc

ient

ist p

roje

ctSc

hool

s

127.

Dub

lin C

ity

Cou

ncil

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayRa

heny

Tid

y To

wns

mee

ting

and

cl

ean-

upLo

cal c

omm

unity

and

Tid

y To

wns

gro

upO

ppor

tuni

ty to

mee

t with

mem

bers

and

pr

omot

e LA

WC

O, f

utur

e co

llabo

ratio

n pr

ojec

ts

Tidy

Tow

ns

128.

Dub

lin L

A's

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayA

ttend

ed a

nd sp

oke

at D

odde

r Ang

lers

A

GM

Doo

der A

ctio

n G

roup

m

embe

rsPr

omot

ion

of w

ater

qua

lity

and

RMP

obje

ctiv

esC

omm

unity

9494

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

129.

Dub

lin L

A's

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayRi

ver D

odde

r Gat

herin

g –

Com

mun

ity

and

stake

hold

er D

ayA

ll D

ublin

LA’s,

Dod

der A

ctio

n G

roup

, Inl

and

Fish

erie

s Ire

land

, N

atio

nal P

arks

and

Wild

life

Serv

ice,

repr

esen

tativ

es fr

om

20 c

omm

unity

gro

ups,

gene

ral

publ

ic

Satu

rday

mor

ning

sess

ion

with

gue

st sp

eake

rs a

nd C

afé

Styl

e W

orks

hop

for

com

mun

ity g

roup

s. A

ftern

oon

info

rmat

ion

disp

lay

and

stand

s ope

n to

the

publ

ic

Even

t

130.

Dub

lin L

A's

Liffe

y an

d

Dub

lin B

ayRi

ver D

odde

r Gat

herin

g –

Educ

atio

nal

Day

Dub

lin C

ity C

ounc

il, e

ight

sc

hool

s fro

m a

cros

s LA

are

as,

Dod

der A

ctio

n, a

ll D

ublin

LA

’s

Educ

atio

n da

y fo

r prim

ary

scho

ols i

n th

e m

orni

ng a

nd se

cond

ary

scho

ols i

n af

tern

oon,

bio

blitz

and

wor

ksta

tions

Scho

ols

131.

East

Regi

onA

llM

eetin

g w

ith In

land

Fish

erie

s Ire

land

en

viro

nmen

tal i

nspe

ctor

s for

Eas

t reg

ion

Envi

ronm

enta

l ins

pect

ors f

or

east

regi

on IF

IIn

itial

intro

duct

ions

and

raise

LAW

CO

pr

ofile

. Inf

orm

atio

n sh

arin

gA

genc

y

132.

Ferm

anag

hEr

neA

quac

ross

pro

ject

mee

ting

All

agen

cies

and

use

rs w

ith

an in

tere

st in

man

agem

ent o

f th

e Er

ne S

yste

m

Cro

ss-s

ecto

ral i

nter

agen

cy m

eetin

g to

di

scus

s im

prov

ed m

anag

emen

t of t

he E

rne

Syste

m; n

etw

orki

ng a

nd p

rom

otio

n of

LA

WC

O

Age

ncy

133.

Gal

way

All

Con

tribu

ted

to th

e N

EARh

ealth

stud

y.

This

is a

join

t stu

dy b

etw

een

NU

IG, t

he

HSE

and

the

EPA

NU

IGN

etw

orki

ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

gA

genc

y

134.

Gal

way

Gal

way

Bay

Nor

thG

ave

pres

enta

tion

as p

art o

f a C

lean

C

oast

Road

show

eve

nt in

Cea

thra

Rua

, C

onam

ara

(app

rox.

20

atte

ndee

s)

Cle

an C

oast,

Gal

way

A

quar

ium

, BIM

, IW

DG

, C

arra

roe

Tidy

Tow

ns

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, N

etw

orki

ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

g,C

oasta

l

135.

Gal

way

Gal

way

Bay

Nor

thA

ssist

ed w

ith a

Cle

an C

oast

litte

r pic

k ev

ent i

n Tr

á M

hor

Cle

an C

oast,

loca

l peo

ple

Proj

ect d

eliv

ery,

pra

ctic

al h

abita

t m

anag

emen

t – li

tter p

ick

Coa

stal

136.

Gal

way

Cor

ribA

ttend

ed m

eetin

g to

esta

blish

a G

eoPa

rk

with

Une

sco

statu

s in

the

area

Pete

rsbu

rg O

EC, G

alw

ay

LA, F

arm

ing

grou

ps, s

ever

al

com

mun

ity g

roup

s

Net

wor

king

eve

nt th

at h

elpe

d m

ake

cont

acts

in th

e ar

eaC

omm

unity

137.

Gal

way

Pr

esen

tatio

n to

the

AG

M o

f the

Gal

way

Br

anch

of t

he N

atio

nal F

eder

atio

n of

G

roup

Wat

er S

chem

es

Gro

up W

ater

Sch

eme

Man

ager

s and

Trus

tees

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

–

Net

wor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Com

mun

ity

138.

Gal

way

Cor

ribM

eetin

g w

ith G

alw

ay W

ater

way

s A

ssoc

iatio

nG

alw

ay W

ater

way

s A

ssoc

iatio

nLe

arni

ng a

nd in

form

atio

n ex

chan

ge,

netw

orki

ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

gC

omm

unity

139.

Gal

way

Gal

way

Bay

So

uth

East

Mee

ting

with

mem

bers

of t

he

Cla

rinbr

idge

Oys

ter F

estiv

alC

larin

brid

ge O

yste

r C

omm

ittee

Even

t pla

nnin

gC

omm

unity

140.

Gal

way

Gal

way

Bay

So

uth

East

Site

visi

t to

oyste

r far

m in

Cla

rinbr

idge

Oys

ter f

arm

er w

ho h

as g

one

out o

f bus

ines

s bec

ause

of

silta

tion

issue

s

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

re

: sed

imen

t iss

ues

Com

mun

ity

9595

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

141.

Gal

way

Cor

ribM

oycu

llen

Lady

bird

s out

ing

to R

oss

Lake

, Moy

culle

n (a

ppro

x. 2

5 at

tend

ees)

Moy

culle

n La

dybi

rds a

nd

lead

ers

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, im

prov

ed e

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now

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unity

143.

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way

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way

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ting

with

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n Be

o in

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vara

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gard

ing

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ions

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unity

144.

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way

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er S

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on,

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way

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to K

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ctiv

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ent

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upKi

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ent

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upLe

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nd in

form

atio

n ex

chan

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impr

oved

env

ironm

enta

l aw

aren

ess,

netw

orki

ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

g

Com

mun

ity

145.

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ribM

eetin

g w

ith O

ught

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d A

ngle

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rega

rdin

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w w

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ssoc

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ildin

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unity

146.

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way

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ce a

t Atla

ntic

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mon

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t N

atio

nal C

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renc

eSt

akeh

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rsN

etw

orki

ng a

nd p

rom

otio

n of

LAW

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t

147.

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way

All

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a st

and

at th

e Te

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c H

oriz

ons

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t in

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m C

ross

. Spo

ke to

five

co

mm

unity

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ups a

t thi

s eve

nt

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ers T

eaga

sc, L

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ER,

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nd F

isher

ies I

rela

nd a

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r age

ncie

s

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and

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tions

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148.

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way

Gal

way

Bay

So

uth

East

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nded

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form

al la

unch

of C

uan

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– th

is ev

ent w

as a

ttend

ed b

y co

unci

llors

an

d M

inist

er K

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ted

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esen

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e,

Cua

nbeo

, SFP

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l aut

horit

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ning

and

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ion

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ange

, ne

twor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

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ing,

pr

oved

env

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ent

Even

t

149.

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h (v

ario

us c

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unity

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alk

on th

e W

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omm

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ce (a

ppro

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0 pe

ople

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ticip

ated

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ppro

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ers &

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es O

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WFD

)

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nd, G

irl G

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ning

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, pr

actic

al h

abita

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agem

ent,

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latio

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t

150.

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art i

n th

e Iri

sh W

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sday

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sum

mer

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n G

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Irish

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151.

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East

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nded

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ay a

t Cla

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O

yste

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tival

as t

he w

inni

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th

e C

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disp

lay

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so h

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g,

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

t

Even

t

152.

Gal

way

All

Ass

isted

and

had

wat

er q

ualit

y in

form

atio

n at

Teag

asc’

s She

ep O

pen

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in A

then

ry (a

ppro

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at

tend

ees)

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asc

Lear

ning

and

info

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ion

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ange

, im

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal a

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s, ne

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king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Agr

icul

ture

153.

Gal

way

Low

er S

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on,

Gal

way

Bay

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ught

y Fa

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up P

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ppro

x. 4

0 at

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ees)

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is Tu

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ral c

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ltant

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

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ange

, im

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s, ne

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king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Agr

icul

ture

154.

Gal

way

All

Pres

ente

d at

a Te

agas

c Sh

eep

Know

ledg

e Tr

ansfe

r Eve

nt in

Maa

m C

ross

on

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er Q

ualit

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the

Con

nem

ara

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a (a

ttend

ed b

y ap

prox

. 180

farm

ers,

mem

bers

of t

he p

ublic

)

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asc,

farm

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Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, Im

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal a

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enes

s, ne

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king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Agr

icul

ture

155.

Gal

way

Gal

way

Bay

So

uth

East

Met

with

Ala

n Fa

rrell

(EO

in C

and

E)

with

mem

bers

of C

uan

Beo

and

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mm

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mem

ber o

f the

Cla

rinbr

idge

O

yste

r Fes

tival

rega

rdin

g ho

w th

e W

ater

s and

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mun

ities

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ce m

ay

be a

ble

to h

elp

out w

ith c

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unity

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t/sc

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oth

at

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Cla

rinbr

idge

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ter F

estiv

al a

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t C

rinni

ú na

mBá

d in

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vara

Cua

n Be

o, G

alw

ay C

ount

y C

ounc

il, C

larin

brid

ge O

yste

r Fe

stiva

l

Net

wor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing,

ev

ent p

lann

ing

Festi

val

156.

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way

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way

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Volu

ntee

red

at S

eafe

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arin

e In

stitu

te, B

IM, G

alw

ay

Cou

nty

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ncil

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

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ange

, im

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ed e

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tal a

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king

and

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tions

hip

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ing

Festi

val

157.

Gal

way

Low

er S

hann

onM

anne

d a

stand

and

gav

e a

pres

enta

tion

at th

e C

uan

Beo

Mar

quee

w

hich

was

org

anise

d as

par

t of t

he

Crin

niú

na m

Bád

Festi

val i

n Ki

nvar

a (a

ppro

x. 5

00 p

eopl

e vi

sited

the

stand

du

ring

the

festi

val)

Cua

nbeo

, Gal

way

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nty

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ncil,

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anco

ast,

gene

ral

publ

ic

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ning

and

info

rmat

ion

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ange

, im

prov

ed e

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tal a

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rela

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158.

Gal

way

Low

er S

hann

on,

Gal

way

Bay

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uth

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Pres

enta

tion

to th

e So

uth

Gal

way

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od

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f Com

mitt

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n th

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ater

s of t

he

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e dR

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ight

pe

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ttend

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)

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h G

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ay F

lood

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ief

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mitt

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alw

ay C

ount

y C

ounc

il, N

PWS

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ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, im

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s, ne

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king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

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Floo

ding

159.

Gal

way

Cor

ribM

et w

ith M

oycu

llen

Her

itage

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upM

oycu

llen

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itage

Gro

upRe

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

gH

erita

ge

160.

Gal

way

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ribM

eetin

g w

ith M

oycu

llen

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itage

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up

rega

rdin

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goin

g w

ork

with

a P

arish

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ring

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an a

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atch

men

ts ta

lk to

be

held

on

the

4th

of M

arch

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culle

n H

erita

ge G

roup

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t pla

nnin

gH

erita

ge

161.

Gal

way

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rib/

Upp

er

Shan

non

Woo

dlaw

n H

erita

ge G

roup

hel

d an

of

ficia

l ope

ning

of t

heir

new

nat

ure

trail

in W

oodl

awn

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ds –

ther

e is

pote

ntia

l fo

r a fu

ture

rive

r wal

k

Woo

dlaw

n H

erita

ge G

roup

s, G

alw

ay C

ount

y C

ounc

il,

Coi

lte, W

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wn

resid

ents

Net

wor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Her

itage

162.

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way

Cor

ribPa

rtici

pate

d in

a ri

ver c

lean

-up

on th

e G

aol R

iver

in G

alw

ay C

ity w

hich

was

or

gani

sed

by th

e Lo

ugh

Cor

rib Tr

out

Fede

ratio

n w

hich

was

hel

d to

cel

ebra

te

Wat

er H

erita

ge D

ay

Gal

way

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t and

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mon

A

ngle

rsPr

ojec

t del

iver

y, li

tter c

lean

-up

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itage

163.

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way

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ribPa

rtici

pate

d in

a b

otan

y w

alk

alon

g by

th

e w

ater

way

s of G

alw

ay C

ity –

this

even

t was

org

anise

d by

the

Bota

nica

l So

ciet

y of

Brit

ain

and

Irela

nd a

nd th

e H

erita

ge C

ounc

il

Bota

nica

l Soc

iety

of B

ritai

n an

d Ire

land

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, im

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s, ne

twor

king

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rela

tions

hip

build

ing

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itage

164.

Gal

way

Gal

way

Bay

Atte

nded

Sea

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erie

s bre

akfa

st m

eetin

g in

the

Cla

yton

Gal

way

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us m

arin

e sta

keho

lder

sN

etw

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ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

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arin

e

165.

Gal

way

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e an

inte

rvie

w w

ith C

onne

mar

a Ra

dio

on th

eir t

ouris

m p

rogr

amm

e, sp

oke

abou

t wat

er q

ualit

y an

d so

urce

pro

tect

ion

Con

nem

ara

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oA

war

enes

s bui

ldin

gm

edia

166.

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way

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way

Bay

So

uth

East

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with

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ren

Nat

ure

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Nat

ure

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tuar

y St

aff

Rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Net

wor

king

167.

Gal

way

Low

er S

hann

on,

Gal

way

Bay

So

uth

East

Even

ing

wal

k an

d ta

lk a

t Bur

ren

Nat

ure

Sanc

tuar

y in

Kin

vara

(app

rox.

10

atte

ndee

s)

Gen

eral

pub

licLe

arni

ng a

nd in

form

atio

n ex

chan

ge,

impr

oved

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enta

l aw

aren

ess,

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tor

168.

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way

All

Atte

nded

and

judg

ed th

e PD

ST G

et-u

p an

d G

o Tr

ansit

ion

Year

com

petit

ion.

I w

as a

judg

e on

the

susta

inab

ility

asp

ects

of th

e pr

ojec

ts (a

ppro

x. 8

0 stu

dent

s and

15

teac

hers

wer

e in

atte

ndan

ce)

Tran

sitio

n Ye

ar S

tude

nts

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ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

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etw

orki

ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

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hool

s

169.

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way

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ribRi

ver w

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g by

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re R

iver

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lmon

t Nat

iona

l Sch

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n M

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n vi

llage

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rox.

35

pupi

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d fiv

e pa

rent

s)

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ol st

uden

ts an

d sta

ffSc

hool

aw

aren

ess p

rogr

amm

e, le

arni

ng

and

info

rmat

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exch

ange

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ols

170.

Gal

way

Gal

way

Bay

So

uth

East

Mad

e th

ree

pres

enta

tions

at S

coil

Mhu

ire a

nd K

ilcol

gan

Educ

ate

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ther

as

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t of t

he e

duca

tion

and

awar

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s pr

ogra

mm

e of

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rinbr

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ter

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val (

pres

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tions

to c

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170

pupi

ls in

tota

l

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ol st

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d sta

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aren

ess p

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171.

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way

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way

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uth

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Ass

isted

with

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visit

of t

he o

vera

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inne

r and

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r cla

ss fr

om L

ishee

nkyl

e N

atio

nal S

choo

l on

thei

r oys

ter f

arm

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t to

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linde

reen

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rox.

35

pupi

ls)

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ol st

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d sta

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aw

aren

ess p

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s

172.

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way

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with

lect

urer

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grap

hy

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artm

ent o

f NU

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NU

IG S

taff

Rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Third

-leve

l

173.

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way

All

Atte

nded

the

laun

ch o

f the

GM

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Tour

ism D

egre

eVa

rious

Net

wor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Third

-leve

l

174.

Gal

way

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Pres

enta

tion

on th

e W

ater

s and

C

omm

uniti

es O

ffice

and

the

WFD

to 2

5 stu

dent

s fro

m th

e Fr

eshw

ater

and

Mar

ine

Ecol

ogy

Deg

ree

cour

se in

GM

IT

Gal

way

May

o In

stitu

te

Tech

nolo

gyLe

arni

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nd in

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atio

n ex

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175.

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way

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ribA

ttend

ed Tr

avel

Lab

org

anise

d by

UC

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in C

loos

h W

ood,

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nem

ara.

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nt w

as

atte

nded

by

stake

hold

ers f

rom

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llte,

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restr

y Se

rvic

e, N

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and

othe

rs

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us fo

restr

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lder

sLe

arni

ng a

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n ex

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nshi

p bu

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prov

ed e

nviro

n

Third

-leve

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176.

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way

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way

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uth

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Mee

ting

with

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enry

and

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rinbr

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dy To

wns

rega

rdin

g th

e or

gani

satio

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rin S

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enry

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y To

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, C

larin

brid

ge T

idy

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nsPr

ojec

t pla

nnin

gTi

dy To

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tyCa

tchm

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ativ

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ent/

proj

ect n

ame

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was

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lved

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/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

177.

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way

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ribM

eetin

g w

ith Tu

am T

idy

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ns re

gard

ing

pote

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l col

labo

ratio

ns. T

uam

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y To

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hav

e in

stalle

d a

rain

wat

er

harv

estin

g sy

stem

and

are

inte

reste

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pu

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ng fu

rther

wat

er re

late

d pr

ojec

ts in

th

e to

wn

Tuam

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y To

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Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, ne

twor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

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ns

178.

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way

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way

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uth

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ting

with

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enry

and

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rinbr

idge

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dy To

wn

re: C

larin

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enda

r C

ompe

titio

n

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enry

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larin

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idy

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nsPr

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iver

s, en

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179.

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way

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way

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uth

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hrea

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wns

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g po

tent

ial

for c

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ren’

s act

iviti

esLo

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ea T

idy

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nsPr

ojec

t pla

nnin

gTi

dy To

wns

180.

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way

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rib a

nd U

pper

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anno

nSi

te v

isit w

ith G

lena

mad

dy To

wn

and

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ugh

with

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nam

addy

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y To

wns

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nam

addy

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y To

wns

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wor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

– Le

arni

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nd in

form

atio

n ex

chan

geTi

dy To

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181.

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way

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er S

hann

onA

ttend

ed a

nd a

ssist

ed w

ith c

hool

s eve

nt

in L

ough

acal

la w

ith In

land

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erie

s Ire

land

, Lou

ghac

alla

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elop

men

t G

roup

and

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onne

ll Ti

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onne

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wns

, In

land

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erie

s Ire

land

, Lo

ugha

calla

n A

ngle

rs

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ocia

tion

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, Im

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s, ne

twor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Tidy

Tow

ns

182.

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way

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ribM

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g ab

out T

uam

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n an

d Ri

ver

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ny w

ith Tu

am T

idy

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nsTu

am T

idy

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nsN

etw

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ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

g,

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ect p

lann

ing

Tidy

Tow

ns

183.

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way

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e su

rvey

with

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nam

addy

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y To

wns

at G

lena

mad

dy Tu

rloug

hG

lena

mad

dy T

idy

Tow

nsW

ildlif

e su

rvey

, kno

wle

dge

exch

ange

Tidy

Tow

ns

184.

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way

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er S

hann

onVi

sit to

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ey v

illag

e w

ith G

CC

Sci

entis

t, IF

I and

Abb

ey T

idy

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ns to

pla

n fu

ture

w

ork

on A

bbey

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er

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nd F

isher

ies I

rela

nd,

Gal

way

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nty

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ncil,

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bbey

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y To

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ect p

lann

ing

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Tow

ns

185.

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way

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ribM

eetin

g w

ith H

eadf

ord

Ang

lers

, Su

stain

able

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dfor

d an

d H

eadf

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ns to

see

whe

re w

e co

uld

get

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e pr

ojec

ts sta

rted

(app

rox.

10

in

atte

ndan

ce)

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dfor

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dy To

wns

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stain

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d,

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ngle

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wor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

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ns

196.

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way

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way

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uth

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mun

ity a

ctio

n da

y w

ith L

ough

rea

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ns, C

lean

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st an

d lo

cal

trans

ition

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r stu

dent

s (ap

prox

. 60

peop

le to

ok p

art)

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hrea

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y To

wns

, Gal

way

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ount

y C

ounc

il, C

lean

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st,

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ls sc

hool

s

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, Im

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s, ne

twor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

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ns

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tchm

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ativ

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ent/

proj

ect n

ame

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was

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lved

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mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

197.

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way

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ribM

eetin

g w

ith G

lena

mad

dy T

idy

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ns,

Rura

l Rec

reat

ion

Offi

cers

for G

alw

ay

and

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omm

on, N

PWS

and

loca

l re

pres

enta

tives

rega

rdin

g po

ssib

ility

of

wal

k ar

ound

the

turlo

ugh

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nam

addy

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y To

wns

, G

lena

mad

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ent

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pera

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way

and

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scom

mon

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reat

ion

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cers

, el

ecte

d re

pres

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tives

, NPW

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alw

ay a

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mm

on

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n O

ffice

rs

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wor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing,

pr

ojec

t pla

nnin

g, le

arni

ng a

nd in

form

atio

n ex

chan

ge

Tidy

Tow

ns

198.

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way

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way

Bay

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th

East

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nded

Ath

enry

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ft Fa

ir w

here

the

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rin C

alen

dar P

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s wer

e on

disp

lay

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enry

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y To

wns

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ect d

eliv

ery

Tidy

Tow

ns

199.

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way

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ribSi

te v

isit R

iver

Cor

rib a

nd G

alw

ay

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erw

ays w

ith lo

cal a

ngle

rs a

nd

coun

cillo

r Fra

nk F

ahy

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ted

repr

esen

tativ

e,

Gal

way

Sal

mon

Ang

lers

Net

wor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

– Le

arni

ng a

nd in

form

atio

n ex

chan

geU

sers

200.

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way

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ribG

alw

ay W

ater

way

s Ass

ocia

tion

Visio

ning

mee

ting

in th

e G

alw

ay R

owin

g C

lub

(app

rox.

90

atte

ndee

s)

Gal

way

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erw

ays

Ass

ocia

tion,

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er in

tere

sted

stake

hold

ers a

nd in

divi

dual

s

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, im

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s, ne

twor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Use

rs

201.

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way

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ribVi

sit to

the

Gra

nge

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r to

view

rive

r en

hanc

emen

ts w

ork

bein

g pr

ogre

ssed

by

Cai

rde

na C

hlai

r, O

PW a

nd In

land

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sher

ies

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rde

na C

hlai

r (A

ngle

rs

Gro

up o

n C

lar R

iver

Sys

tem

)Le

arni

ng a

nd in

form

atio

n ex

chan

geU

sers

202.

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way

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ribO

ught

erar

d A

ngle

rs re

gard

ing

poss

ible

su

bmiss

ion

to d

RBD

on

the

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h W

ater

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arl M

usse

l

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hter

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lers

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ssoc

iatio

nRi

ver B

asin

subm

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203.

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way

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ribM

eetin

g w

ith O

ught

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d A

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rs

rega

rdin

g th

e O

wen

riff

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hter

ard

Ang

lers

Rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Use

rs

204.

Gal

way

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Pres

enta

tion

on th

e W

ater

s and

C

omm

uniti

es O

ffice

and

the

WFD

to

eigh

t stu

dent

s fro

m th

e Bi

odiv

ersit

y an

d La

nd-U

se P

lann

ing

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ters

at N

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choo

l of N

atur

al S

cien

ces)

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arni

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nd in

form

atio

n ex

chan

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orki

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nd re

latio

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p bu

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205.

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way

/M

ayo

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nded

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asc

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anic

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m o

pen

day

in Ir

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wn,

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oTe

agas

c, fa

rmer

sN

etw

orki

ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

g,

lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

Agr

icul

ture

206.

Kerr

yC

arra

and

Bl

ackw

ater

Kerr

y LI

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roje

ct S

take

hold

er G

roup

M

eetin

g, si

te v

isit

Fore

st Se

rvic

e, N

PWS,

D

epar

tmen

t of A

gric

ultu

re,

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asc,

IFI,

EPA

, UC

C, I

T Tr

alee

, com

mun

ity m

embe

rs

Inte

resti

ng in

form

atio

n on

the

proj

ect

prov

ided

Age

ncy

101101

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tyCa

tchm

ent

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ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

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was

invo

lved

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utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

207.

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yLa

une,

Mai

ne,

Din

gle

Bay

Loug

h Le

ane

Wor

king

Gro

upIF

I, Ke

rry

Cou

nty

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ncil,

D

ept o

f Agr

icul

ture

and

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rest

Serv

ice,

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lte Ir

elan

d,

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asc,

EPA

, Ang

ling

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ups,

NPW

S

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

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nd d

RBM

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ate

on w

ater

qua

lity

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lts a

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gh L

eane

cat

chm

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Age

ncy

208.

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yA

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rest

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ice

and

Teag

asc

To lo

ok a

t the

use

of

emer

gent

/na

tive

woo

dlan

d sc

hem

es in

Ker

ry fo

r wat

er

qual

ity im

prov

emen

t whe

re

appr

opria

te

Iden

tified

pot

entia

l pilo

t pro

ject

for S

outh

Ke

rry

to ti

e in

with

Inny

/C

umm

erag

h ev

ent,

and

furth

er e

ngag

emen

t act

iviti

es w

ith th

e co

mm

unity

Age

ncy

209.

Kerr

yBr

ick

Abb

eydo

rney

Res

iden

ts A

ssoc

iatio

nSi

te v

isit t

o lo

ok a

t pot

entia

l pr

ojec

t alo

ng th

e Br

ick

thro

ugh

the

villa

ge

Sugg

este

d w

ildlif

e co

rrid

or, s

ugge

sted

fund

ing

but l

imite

d in

tere

st fro

m g

roup

in

purs

uing

it fu

rther

Com

mun

ity

210.

Kerr

yA

llVo

lunt

eer F

air (

IT Tr

alee

)Tr

ansit

ion

Kerr

y, C

lean

C

oasts

(an

Taisc

e), F

enit

Dev

elop

men

t Ass

ocia

tion

Info

rmal

mee

ting

intro

duci

ng m

ysel

f to

a nu

mbe

r of r

elev

ant i

nter

este

d gr

oups

. A

num

ber o

f pot

entia

l pro

ject

s wer

e di

scus

sed

Com

mun

ity

211.

Kerr

yC

oasta

l are

asC

lean

Coa

sts R

oads

how

An

Taisc

e, Tr

alee

Bay

Wet

land

C

entre

, Ker

ry C

ount

y C

ounc

il,

Vinn

y H

ylan

d, M

ahar

ees

Con

serv

atio

n G

roup

, Lou

ise

Ove

ry, D

ingl

e A

quar

ium

Pres

enta

tion

intro

duci

ng L

AWC

O;

afte

rwar

ds c

onse

rvat

ion

proj

ect f

or Tr

alee

Ba

y w

as d

iscus

sed

Com

mun

ity

212.

Kerr

yLe

e (T

rale

e)Bi

odiv

ersit

y W

eek

– Ki

ck S

ampl

ing

Dem

onstr

atio

nC

omm

unity

mem

bers

Gre

at in

tere

st bu

t ver

y po

or tu

rnou

tC

omm

unity

213.

Kerr

yA

llTr

ansit

ion

Kerr

y C

limat

e C

hang

e C

onfe

renc

eTr

ansit

ion

Kerry

Mem

bers

, co

mm

unity

gro

ups a

nd N

GO

s, Ke

rry C

ount

y C

ounc

il sta

ff

Hel

ped

faci

litat

e ro

und

tabl

e di

scus

sions

on

loca

l act

ions

and

pro

vide

d m

ater

ials

for u

se

in p

acks

and

ava

ilabl

e on

ent

ry

Com

mun

ity

214.

Kerr

y

Cah

erda

niel

Japa

nese

Kno

twee

d (J

K)

Info

rmat

ion

Day

Cah

erda

niel

Com

mun

ity, I

FI,

Dar

k Sk

ies,

Wild

Der

ryna

ne,

Wat

ervi

lle L

akes

and

Riv

ers

Trus

t, C

aher

dani

el JK

Gro

up

Had

stan

d w

ith d

ispla

ys a

nd m

ater

ials,

ta

lkin

g to

pub

lic a

bout

LAW

CO

Com

mun

ity

215.

Kerr

yLe

e (K

erry

)Pr

epar

atio

n fo

r Riv

er L

ee (K

erry

) cl

ean-

up a

roun

d Tr

alee

Tow

nKe

rry

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil,

Dan

iel

Bros

nan

and

Des

Bai

ley

Initi

al m

eetin

g id

entif

ying

whe

re a

nd h

owC

omm

unity

216.

Kerr

yA

llN

atio

nal T

ouris

m C

onfe

renc

eA

ttend

ed th

is ev

ent

Beca

me

awar

e of

rele

vant

tour

ism p

roje

cts.

Mad

e co

ntac

t with

Tour

ism a

nd C

and

E

with

in K

erry

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

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t

102102

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Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

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ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

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was

invo

lved

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utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

217.

Kerr

yIn

ny a

nd

Cum

mer

agh

(Fin

glas

river

W

ater

ville

)

An

Info

rmat

ion

Even

ing

on th

e In

ny a

nd

Cum

mer

agh

Rive

r Cat

chm

ents

Gen

eral

pub

lic, T

eaga

sc, F

ores

t Se

rvic

e, M

et E

irean

n, S

outh

Ke

rry D

evel

opm

ent P

artn

ersh

ip,

Coi

llte, W

ater

ville

Lake

s and

Ri

vers

Trus

t, LA

WC

O

Org

anise

d an

d fa

cilit

ated

pub

lic in

form

atio

n ev

ent f

or lo

cal p

eopl

e on

wat

er q

ualit

y an

d av

aila

ble

sche

mes

, ini

tiativ

es, R

iver

Trus

t and

w

eath

er c

hang

es (O

ver 6

0 pe

ople

atte

nded

)

Even

t

218.

Kerr

yLa

une/

Mai

neSa

ve O

ur L

aune

To in

itiat

e co

ntac

t and

iden

tify

pote

ntia

l pro

ject

sA

ssist

ed w

ith id

entif

ying

pot

entia

l fun

ding

so

urce

s for

pro

pose

d co

mm

unity

trai

ning

on

inva

sive

plan

t con

trol

Fund

ing

219.

Kerr

y

Sout

h Ke

rry

Dev

elop

men

t Par

tner

ship

To in

itiat

e co

ntac

t and

iden

tify

whe

re w

e co

uld

wor

k to

geth

erTh

ey a

ttend

ed d

RBM

P co

nsul

tatio

ns a

nd

prov

ided

info

rmat

ion

on L

EAD

ER F

undi

ng

(Rur

al E

nviro

nmen

t The

me)

at e

ach

mee

ting

Fund

ing

220.

Kerr

y

Mai

ne a

nd B

row

n Fl

esk

Ang

lers

Ang

lers

wish

to im

prov

e ac

cess

and

pru

ne tr

ees

(mee

ting

set u

p fro

m d

RBM

P co

nsul

tatio

n m

eetin

g)

Rive

r wal

k pl

anne

d an

d pr

ovid

ed w

ith

deta

ils o

f IFI

fund

ing

(gui

delin

es a

nd

proc

ess)

and

agr

eed

to h

elp

them

with

ap

plic

atio

n

Fund

ing

221.

Kerr

y

Cas

tlegr

egor

y Se

a Tr

out A

nglin

g C

lub

Refe

rred

to m

e by

IFI,

Ang

lers

co

ncer

ned

abou

t dec

line

in

fish

and

wat

er q

ualit

y at

Loug

h G

ill, m

eetin

g an

d sit

e vi

sit

Disc

ussio

n w

ith c

omm

ittee

, pro

vide

d th

em

with

info

rmat

ion

on IF

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we

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take

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ater

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and

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WC

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erry

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team

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visi

ts an

d ta

lks o

n th

e Ke

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pro

ject

, ex

plai

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pro

ject

and

mea

sure

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reta

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n in

trodu

cing

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and

asso

ciat

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to w

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232.

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view

of o

ptio

ns fo

r ban

k pr

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tion/

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r w

ork

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ncy

237.

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y an

d Ba

rrow

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and

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unity

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pres

enta

tives

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enta

tion

to N

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unity

238.

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unity

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ports

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mun

ity

240.

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ool,

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m S

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eld

indo

ors

due

to w

eath

er) w

ith a

ppro

x. 4

0 pu

pils

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atio

n

241.

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are

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r Liff

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are

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pand

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ity

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form

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n sta

ndA

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ultu

re

242.

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ties t

o w

ork

with

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uneF

est B

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vers

ity W

alk,

etc

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stiva

l

243.

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st 20

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247.

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alk

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248.

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trodu

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pro

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adv

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ngoi

ng In

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uppo

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proj

ects

on R

ye

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er R

iver

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stry

249.

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are

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r Liff

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oth

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lan

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are

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noot

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unity

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iona

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ay fo

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251.

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ge T

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trodu

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n to

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and

pro

ject

adv

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re: L

iffey

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ear P

ark

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ns

252.

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are

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r Bar

row

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mitt

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thy

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ns, K

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e LA

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pote

ntia

l pro

ject

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dy To

wns

253.

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, Kild

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254.

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row

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way

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thy

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ns, K

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e LA

, w

ater

way

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rsPr

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tatio

n to

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trodu

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n to

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and

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supp

orts

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ns

255.

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r Liff

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trodu

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n to

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r

256.

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are

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l Can

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lcoc

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atio

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nat

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ide,

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ecte

d re

pres

enta

tives

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supp

ort a

t com

mun

ity d

ayU

sers

257.

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are

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r Bar

row

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r Gre

ise a

ngle

rs m

eetin

gRi

ver G

reise

ang

lers

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duct

ion

to LA

WC

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nd LA

WC

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ppor

tsU

sers

258.

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are

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blic

co

nsul

tatio

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NG

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ic c

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ltatio

n m

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gIn

trodu

ctio

n to

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Age

ncy

259.

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are

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anga

n Ti

dy

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nsRa

than

gan

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ns, H

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trodu

ctio

n to

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and

pr

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t adv

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re: r

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the

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te

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duct

ion

to L

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wns

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tchm

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ect n

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tor

260.

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p (fo

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, NG

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n W

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261.

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gem

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life

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ect –

ass

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ce w

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sour

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fund

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ncy

262.

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row

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rs o

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p to

dev

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stra

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ncy

263.

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r Bar

row

and

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exfo

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men

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e O

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f of L

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sible

fund

ing/

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r loc

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grou

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genc

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264.

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, Ri

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gem

ent w

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ilken

ny b

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h of

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sh F

arm

ers A

ssoc

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rs o

f Kilk

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bra

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of Ir

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ssoc

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and

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art

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265.

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t with

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mun

ity

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upLo

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unity

gro

upD

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ent o

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ject

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mun

ity

266.

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gem

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nviro

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tal P

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of

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artic

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wor

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unity

mem

bers

of P

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ade

a pr

esen

tatio

n to

ass

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m

akin

g a

subm

issio

n to

dra

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ver B

asin

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anag

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t Pla

n

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mun

ity

267.

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row

, Ri

ver N

ore

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anag

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win

g an

d re

gatta

co

mm

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mem

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, gen

eral

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blic

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stic

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l

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pC

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unity

268.

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row

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gem

ent w

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tM

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gisin

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d ca

paci

ty b

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of

laps

ed tr

ust

com

mun

ity

269.

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r Bar

row

and

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ver N

ore

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king

gro

up fo

r Tow

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new

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chem

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mitt

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dvisi

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unity

gro

ups o

n pr

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t de

velo

pmen

t with

resp

ect t

o w

ater

ele

men

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mm

unity

270.

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r Nor

eG

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ools

even

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choo

ls an

d A

n Ta

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271.

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tatio

n to

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up W

ater

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emes

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rsIn

form

ativ

e pr

esen

tatio

n re

: LAW

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mun

ity

272.

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r Bar

row

and

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gem

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ge

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way

s Ire

land

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er S

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men

t C

ompa

ny

273.

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vers

ity a

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wat

er q

ualit

y on

beh

alf o

f Kilk

enny

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

Educ

atio

n

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tyCa

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ativ

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ect n

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lved

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mm

ents

Soci

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tor

274.

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enny

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r Nor

eTh

omas

tow

n Ri

ver F

estiv

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omas

tow

n W

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rust,

ge

nera

l pub

lic a

nd lo

cal c

lubs

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p sta

nd a

t nig

ht ti

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mpl

ing

with

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scho

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artic

ipat

ed in

th

e ou

tdoo

r cla

ssro

om a

nd se

cure

d fu

ndin

g

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t

275.

Kilk

enny

All

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ning

Kilk

enny

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

LA st

aff

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idin

g tra

inin

g on

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er B

asin

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n an

d In

tegr

ated

C

atch

men

t Man

agem

ent

Loca

l Aut

horit

y

276.

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enny

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w V

alle

yH

erita

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ounc

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gage

men

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erita

ge C

ounc

il an

d LA

he

ritag

e of

ficer

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orki

ng g

roup

for U

plan

d Pr

ojec

ts,

deve

lopi

ng c

omm

unity

con

tact

s and

WFD

pr

omot

ion

Loca

l Aut

horit

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277.

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enny

Rive

r Sow

Enga

gem

ent w

ith S

trate

gic

Polic

y C

omm

ittee

of K

ilken

ny C

ount

y C

ounc

il an

d Pu

blic

Par

ticip

atio

n N

etw

ork

Envi

ronm

enta

l Com

mitt

ee

Mem

bers

of P

PN a

nd S

PCRe

view

ing

Dra

ft Ri

ver B

asin

Man

agem

ent

Plan

and

iden

tifyi

ng fu

ndin

g op

tions

for

com

mun

ities

Loca

l Aut

horit

y

278.

Kilk

enny

Rive

r Bar

row

an

d Ri

ver N

ore

Enga

gem

ent w

ith L

EAD

ER a

nd R

iver

N

ore

Visio

n Pr

ojec

tLo

cal L

EAD

ER C

ompa

ny

and

com

mun

ity g

roup

sD

evel

opm

ent o

f a R

iver

Nor

e Vi

sion

Proj

ect

LEA

DER

279.

Kilk

enny

Rive

r Bar

row

Enga

gem

ent w

ith K

ilken

ny L

EAD

ERM

embe

rs o

f Nor

e Vi

sion

Trus

t an

d Ki

lken

ny L

EAD

ERPa

rtici

patin

g on

wor

king

gro

up to

esta

blish

ca

tchm

ent m

anag

emen

t pla

nLE

AD

ER

280.

Kilk

enny

Rive

r Sla

ney,

tri

buta

ries a

nd

harb

our

KCLR

Rad

io in

terv

iew

KLC

R Ra

dio

Radi

o in

terv

iew

re: r

iver

cle

an-u

p’s i

n ar

eaM

edia

281.

Kilk

enny

All

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gem

ent w

ith Te

agas

cEP

A a

nd Te

agas

c ad

viso

rsD

iscus

sion

on d

raft

Rive

r Bas

in

Man

agem

ent P

lan

Teag

asc

282.

Kilk

enny

Rive

r Nor

eG

raig

uena

man

agh

Woo

dlan

ds P

roje

ctG

raig

ue T

idy

Tow

nsBu

ffer z

one

with

trib

utar

ies fl

owin

g in

to

Rive

r Bar

row

Tidy

Tow

ns

283.

Kilk

enny

Rive

r Bar

row

Tidy

Tow

ns e

vent

Kilk

enny

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

and

Publ

ic P

artic

ipat

ion

Net

wor

kPr

esen

ted

to C

omm

unity

and

Tid

y To

wns

gr

oups

in K

ilken

ny o

n w

ater

qua

lity

and

wor

k of

LAW

CO

Tidy

Tow

ns

284.

Kilk

enny

an

d C

arlo

wRi

ver S

lane

y,

tribu

tarie

s and

co

ast

Rive

r Fly

citi

zen

scie

nce

initi

ativ

eEn

viro

nmen

tal c

onsu

ltant

Scop

ing

deve

lopm

ent o

f Riv

er F

ly c

itize

n sc

ienc

e pr

opos

al –

nex

t ste

p to

mee

t with

IFI

to d

evel

op a

pro

ject

and

iden

tify

fund

ing

Age

ncy

285.

Kilk

enny

an

d C

arlo

wRi

ver B

arro

wEn

gage

men

t with

Bar

row

Val

ley

Dev

elop

men

t Com

mitt

eeBa

rrow

Val

ley

Dev

elop

men

t C

omm

ittee

Prov

ision

of s

uppo

rt an

d hi

ghlig

htin

g po

ssib

le p

roje

cts

Com

mun

ity

286.

Kilk

enny

an

d C

arlo

wRi

ver B

arro

wG

raig

uena

man

agh

Rega

tta F

estiv

alPu

bic

Even

tIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

Com

mun

ity

107107

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tyCa

tchm

ent

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ativ

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ent/

proj

ect n

ame

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was

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lved

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utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

287.

Laoi

sRi

ver N

ore

Mee

ting

with

Irish

Fish

erie

s offi

cer

and

loca

l Esta

te O

wne

r re:

rive

r ban

k re

stora

tion

wor

k

Irish

Fish

erie

s Offi

ce, V

iscou

nt

De

Vese

y –

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te O

wne

rM

eetin

g to

disc

uss o

ptio

ns fo

r res

tora

tion

of

segm

ent o

f Nor

e Ri

ver b

ank

Age

ncy

288.

Laoi

sRi

ver N

ore

Proj

ect m

eetin

g to

pro

gres

s the

Erk

ina

Blue

way

pro

ject

in L

aois

Proj

ect m

eetin

g w

ith L

aois

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

Engi

neer

ing

and

Plan

ning

repr

esen

tativ

es,

Woo

denb

ridge

Pad

dler

s G

roup

, NPW

S In

spec

tor,

Laoi

s Par

tner

ship

Opp

ortu

nity

to c

onsid

er N

PWS

inpu

ts an

d co

nsid

erat

ions

into

the

Erki

na B

luew

ay

proj

ect

Am

enity

289.

Laoi

sRi

ver N

ore

Cul

lahi

ll G

WS

Nitr

ates

Red

uctio

n Pr

ojec

tN

FGW

S an

d C

ulla

hill

GW

SPr

ovid

ed a

ssist

ance

/ad

vice

to G

WS

Com

mun

ity

290.

Laoi

sRi

ver N

ore

Laoi

s Par

tner

ship

Info

rmat

ion

mee

ting

Laoi

s Par

tner

ship

Sta

ffPu

tting

nat

ural

wat

ers o

f Lao

is on

the

com

mun

ity g

roup

s age

nda

Com

mun

ity

291.

Laoi

sRi

ver N

ore

Erki

na B

luew

ay P

roje

ctW

oode

nbrid

ge P

addl

ers,

Laoi

s Cou

nty

Cou

ncil,

Lao

is Pa

rtner

ship

, And

y D

unne

en

viro

nmen

tal c

onsu

ltant

s, N

PWS,

IFI

Esta

blish

men

t of p

roje

ct te

am to

dev

elop

Er

kina

Blu

eway

Com

mun

ity

292.

Laoi

sRi

ver B

arro

wIn

form

atio

n Br

iefin

g to

Clo

nasle

e C

omm

unity

Gro

upC

lona

slee

Com

mun

ity G

roup

Hel

ped

deve

lopm

ent o

f a st

rate

gy to

pr

omot

e w

ater

focu

sC

omm

unity

293.

Laoi

sRi

ver B

arro

wKi

llesh

in C

omm

unity

Gro

upLa

ois C

ount

y C

ounc

il,

Kille

shin

Com

mun

ity

Dev

elop

men

t Gro

up

Opp

ortu

nity

to e

xplo

re p

roje

ct to

raise

aw

aren

ess o

f Kill

eshi

n re

serv

oir,

wat

erfa

ll an

d tra

il in

Kill

eshi

n Pa

rk

Com

mun

ity

294.

Laoi

sA

llPr

esid

entia

l lau

nch

of C

omm

unity

W

etla

nds F

orum

Stra

tegi

c Pl

an in

A

bbey

leix

Pres

iden

t Mic

hael

D. H

iggi

ns,

LAW

CO

, age

ncie

s and

va

rious

com

mun

ity g

roup

s

LAW

CO

disp

lay

stand

, net

wor

king

, in

form

atio

n sh

arin

g on

LAW

CO

incl

udin

g w

ith P

resid

ent M

icha

el D

. Hig

gins

even

t

295.

Laoi

sRi

ver N

ore

Expa

nd Y

our H

oriz

ons T

eaga

sc

wor

ksho

p fo

r far

mer

sTe

agas

c re

pres

enta

tives

, fa

rmer

s, St

ate

agen

cies

, N

GO

’s

Dev

elop

ed li

nkag

es w

ith Te

agas

c re

pres

enta

tives

in L

aois

and

with

the

farm

ing

com

mun

ity

Agr

icul

ture

296.

Laoi

sRi

ver N

ore

Laoi

s IFA

info

rmat

ion

sem

inar

Com

mun

ity a

nd fa

rmin

g pe

ople

from

all

over

Lao

isPu

tting

nat

ural

wat

ers o

f Lao

is on

the

farm

ing

com

mun

ity a

gend

aA

gric

ultu

re

297.

Laoi

sRi

ver N

ore

Laoi

s Her

itage

For

umC

omm

unity

lead

ers f

rom

Lao

isPu

tting

nat

ural

wat

ers o

f Lao

is on

the

farm

ing

com

mun

ity a

gend

aH

erita

ge

298.

Laoi

s

Enga

gem

ent i

n Ki

llesh

in W

ater

Par

kC

omm

unity

Gro

up, L

aois

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

Prom

otio

n of

pos

sible

join

t pro

ject

in

Kille

shin

Wat

er P

ark

Loca

l Aut

horit

y

108108

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

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utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

299.

Laoi

sRi

ver N

ore

Nor

e Vi

sion

colla

bora

tion

betw

een

Laoi

s, Ki

lken

ny a

nd T

ippe

rary

exa

min

ing

how

co

mm

uniti

es c

an in

put t

heir

idea

s for

a

shar

ed v

ision

of t

he N

ore

Cat

chm

ent

Mul

ti-ag

ency

inpu

t, cr

oss-

com

mun

ity in

puts,

NG

O in

put

Exam

inin

g al

l the

pos

sible

way

s in

whi

ch

the

Nor

e C

atch

men

t can

be

impr

oved

in a

su

stain

able

way

Proj

ect

300.

Laoi

sRi

ver N

ore

Abb

eyle

ix T

idy

Tow

ns G

roup

– S

tream

Re

med

iatio

n Pr

ojec

tA

bbey

leix

Tid

y To

wns

Dev

elop

ed a

reco

mm

enda

tion

repo

rt fo

r the

re

med

iatio

n of

a st

ream

in A

bbey

leix

whi

ch

is a

tribu

tary

of t

he R

iver

Nor

e.

Tidy

Tow

ns

301.

Laoi

sRi

ver N

ore

Portl

aoise

and

the

Rive

r Trio

gue

Loca

l bus

ines

s peo

ple,

Tid

y To

wns

Gro

up, C

omm

unity

G

roup

s, La

ois C

ount

y C

ounc

il

Proj

ect o

n re

stora

tion

of th

e Ri

ver T

riogu

e

in P

ortla

oise

Tidy

Tow

ns

302.

Leitr

imEr

ne 3

6W

ho’s

Who

? in

the

Loug

h M

elvi

n C

atch

men

tO

rgan

ised

by K

aren

Ken

nedy

an

d Jim

my

McV

eigh

, gen

eral

pu

blic

, LAW

CO

, Lei

trim

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil,

EPA

Cat

chm

ents

Uni

t, In

land

Fish

erie

s Ire

land

, N

atio

nal P

arks

and

Wild

life

Serv

ice,

Teag

asc,

Coi

llte,

Le

itrim

Dev

elop

men

t Com

pany

, Ed

ucat

ion

Thro

ugh

Recr

eatio

n (lo

cal e

duca

tiona

l bus

ines

s),

Uni

vers

ity o

f Ulst

er a

nd IT

Slig

o

Opp

ortu

nity

for l

ocal

peo

ple,

com

mun

ity

grou

ps a

nd p

ublic

age

ncie

s to

mee

t and

sh

are

know

ledg

e an

d ex

perie

nce

on th

e ra

nge

of a

ctiv

ities

and

rese

arch

occ

urrin

g ac

ross

the

Mel

vin

catc

hmen

t

Even

t

303.

Leitr

imA

llPr

esen

tatio

n to

Lei

trim

Org

anic

Far

mer

s C

o-op

AG

MKa

ren

Kenn

edy

Intro

duce

LAW

CO

act

iviti

es a

nd p

oten

tial

area

s to

colla

bora

teA

gric

ultu

re

304.

Leitr

imSl

igo

Bay

and

Dro

wes

35

Two

day

Stre

amsc

ape

Enga

gem

ent

Proj

ect f

or th

e Ri

ver B

onet

Org

anise

d by

Kar

en K

enne

dy

with

Stre

amsc

ape

staff,

su

ppor

ted

by L

AWC

O a

nd

Leitr

im C

ount

y C

ounc

il LA

21

fund

, par

ticip

ants

incl

uded

St

Mar

y’s N

atio

nal S

choo

l A

rdva

rney

, Dru

mle

ase

Nat

iona

l Sch

ool,

Dro

mah

air

Dev

elop

men

t Ass

ocia

tion,

Ti

dy To

wns

, Dro

mah

air

Ang

lers

’ Ass

ocia

tion

60 sc

hool

chi

ldre

n an

d 3

teac

hers

/prin

cipa

ls in

volv

ed in

scho

ols’

wor

ksho

psSc

hool

s

109109

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Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

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was

invo

lved

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utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

305.

Leitr

imU

pper

Sha

nnon

26

C

How

ever

ope

n to

Tid

y To

wns

gr

oups

in L

eitri

m,

Slig

o, L

ongf

ord,

Ro

scom

mon

, C

avan

Tidy

Tow

ns e

vent

– N

etw

orki

ng

for N

atur

e, fu

ll da

y ev

ent i

nclu

ding

bi

odiv

ersit

y w

alk

and

talk

alo

ng th

e Ri

ver S

hann

on

Org

anise

d by

Kar

en K

enne

dy

and

Leitr

im C

ount

y C

ounc

il En

viro

nmen

tal A

war

enes

s O

ffice

r, su

ppor

ted

by B

erni

e O

’Fla

herty

; the

follo

win

g ag

enci

es w

ere

pres

ent a

nd h

ad

a sta

nd h

ighl

ight

ing

supp

orts

avai

labl

e fo

r Tid

y To

wns

gr

oups

: Lei

trim

Dev

elop

men

t C

ompa

ny, I

FI, W

ater

way

s Ire

land

, The

Org

anic

Cen

tre,

Bird

Wat

ch Le

itrim

Cap

acity

bui

ldin

g w

ithin

Tid

y To

wns

sect

or,

pres

s rel

ease

s in

loca

l med

ia, a

rticl

e in

C

atch

men

ts, ie

. fol

low

up

enga

gem

ents

with

Tid

y To

wns

gro

ups r

egar

ding

wat

er

prot

ectio

n/en

hanc

emen

t (ov

er 6

0 pe

ople

at

tend

ed)

Tidy

Tow

ns

306.

Leitr

imU

pper

Sha

nnon

26

CLo

ugh

Rynn

Reg

atta

201

7 –

Row

ing

Irela

ndO

rgan

ised

by C

onna

cht

Bran

ch o

f Row

ing

Irela

nd,

Kare

n Ke

nned

y to

ok a

stan

d at

the

even

t

Opp

ortu

nity

to n

etw

ork

with

row

ers f

rom

all

over

Irel

and

Use

rs

307.

Leitr

imSl

igo

Bay

an

d D

row

esM

eetin

g w

ith R

ossin

ver A

nglin

g Sy

ndic

ate

Ang

ling

Disc

ussio

n of

Citi

zen

Scie

nce

Proj

ect a

nd

wat

er q

ualit

y m

anag

emen

t of M

elvi

n C

atch

men

t

Use

rs

308.

Leitr

im

and

Slig

o

Pres

enta

tion

to G

roup

Wat

er S

chem

es

AG

Ms i

n Le

itrim

and

Slig

oKa

ren

Kenn

edy

and

NFG

WS

Dev

elop

men

t Offi

cer

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

O a

nd h

ighl

ight

op

portu

nitie

s to

colla

bora

teC

omm

unity

309.

Limer

ick

Shan

non

Mee

ting

with

Lim

eric

k Ka

yak

club

re

: mul

ti-us

e ac

cess

poi

nt o

n Sh

anno

nLA

WC

O a

nd L

imer

ick

Kaya

k C

lub

Map

ping

of o

ptio

ns fo

r mul

ti-us

e ac

cess

po

int b

elow

Cas

tleco

nnel

lC

omm

unity

310.

Limer

ick

Shan

non

Mee

ting

Cas

tleco

nnel

l ang

lers

/

cons

erva

tion

grou

p re

: tra

inin

gLA

WC

O, l

ocal

com

mun

ity

repr

esen

tativ

esO

ppor

tuni

ty to

pla

n po

ssib

le tr

aini

ng

on S

SRA

Com

mun

ity

311.

Limer

ick

Vario

usLA

WC

O p

rese

ntat

ions

to A

GM

of

Limer

ick

Fede

ratio

n of

GW

SLA

WC

O a

nd N

FGW

S an

d Lim

eric

k Fe

dera

tion

GW

SIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

and

net

wor

king

re

gard

ing

futu

re c

oope

ratio

n w

ork

Com

mun

ity

312.

Limer

ick

Shan

non

EIP

mee

ting

LCC

C, L

AWC

O, E

PA a

nd

Teag

asc,

Co-

ops,

etc

Mee

ting

re: E

IP M

aigu

e C

atch

men

tPr

ojec

t

313.

Limer

ick

Shan

non

Mul

kear

EIP

mee

ting

in C

appa

mor

eLA

WC

O, I

FA a

nd lo

cal

farm

ers

Mee

ting

re: E

IP M

ulke

ar C

atch

men

tPr

ojec

t

314.

Limer

ick

Shan

non

EIP

mee

ting

in P

alla

sgre

enLA

WC

O, I

FA, a

ngle

rs a

nd

loca

l far

mer

sM

eetin

g re

: EIP

Mul

kear

Cat

chm

ent

Proj

ect

315.

Limer

ick

Shan

non

EIP

mee

ting

LCC

C, L

AWC

O, E

PA, I

FI, I

FA

and

vario

us st

akeh

olde

rsEI

P on

the

Mai

gue

Cat

chm

ent m

eetin

g

with

farm

ing

repr

esen

tativ

esPr

ojec

t

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Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

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ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

316.

Limer

ick

Mul

kear

Mee

ting

IFA

Pal

lasg

reen

and

site

visi

ts re

: Eur

opea

n In

nova

tion

Partn

ersh

ip (E

IP)

LAW

CO

and

IFA

Initi

al e

ngag

emen

t re:

pla

nnin

g of

EIP

Proj

ect

317.

Limer

ick

Shan

non

Pres

enta

tion

to lo

cal c

omm

unity

in

Ask

eato

n on

the

flora

/fa

una

of th

e Sh

anno

n Es

tuar

y/Ri

ver M

aigu

e

LAW

CO

and

Tid

y To

wns

, bird

w

atch

and

com

mun

ity g

roup

sO

ppor

tuni

ty to

mee

t with

mem

bers

and

pr

omot

e LA

WC

O, f

utur

e co

llabo

ratio

n pr

ojec

ts

Tidy

Tow

ns

318.

Limer

ick

Mai

gue

Mai

gue

Rive

r Tru

sts p

ublic

mee

ting

LAW

CO

, Mai

gue

RT, I

FI,

EPA

and

var

ious

com

mun

ity

repr

esen

tativ

es

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

O a

nd su

ppor

t to

Mai

gue

Rive

r Tru

stTr

ust

319.

Limer

ick/

Tipp

erar

yLo

wer

Sha

nnon

–

Mul

kear

Mul

kear

Cat

chm

ent A

ssoc

iatio

n –

EI

P ap

plic

atio

nVa

rious

stak

ehol

ders

(up

to 2

8)

on th

e M

ulke

ar w

ho h

ave

com

e to

geth

er to

dev

elop

an

d EI

P

EIP

App

licat

ion

and

Prom

otio

n of

LAW

CO

an

d pr

ojec

t exa

mpl

es o

f far

min

g an

d w

ater

qu

ality

Proj

ect

320.

Long

ford

All

Pres

enta

tion

to L

ongf

ord

Publ

ic

Parti

cipa

tion

Net

wro

king

PP

N c

oodi

nato

r and

mem

bers

Intro

duce

LAW

CO

and

pot

entia

l way

s to

link

(app

rox.

50

peop

le p

rese

nt)

PPN

321.

Long

ford

Upp

er S

hann

on

26F

Mee

ting

with

Env

ironm

enta

l Man

ager

of

Road

brid

ge C

ontra

ctor

s at C

ente

r Par

cs,

Bally

mah

on, C

o Lo

ngfo

rd

IFI,

Road

brid

geD

iscus

s pot

entia

l com

mun

ity e

ngag

emen

t pr

ojec

ts (w

ater

and

bio

dive

rsity

) for

the

Bally

mah

on a

rea

Proj

ect

322.

Lout

hBi

g Ri

ver

Visio

n fo

r Dun

dalk

Bay

Riv

ers

Com

mun

ity, D

unda

lk In

stitu

te

of Te

chno

log,

Her

itage

O

ffice

r, Ti

dy to

wns

, Coo

ley

farm

ers,

elec

ted

mem

bers

Dra

ft vi

sion

for C

oole

yC

omm

unity

323.

Lout

hD

ee, G

lyde

, Fan

eSP

ICE

proj

ect m

eetin

gD

unda

lk In

stitu

te o

f Tec

hnol

ogy,

G

roup

Wat

er S

chem

esPl

anni

ng w

ork

plan

Educ

atio

n

324.

Lout

hBi

g Ri

ver

Mee

ting

with

Coo

ley

upla

nd fa

rmer

sN

atio

nal P

arks

and

Wild

life,

Lo

uth

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil,

farm

ers

Prep

arat

ion

for E

IP a

pplic

atio

nA

gric

ultu

re

325.

Lout

hBi

g Ri

ver

Wor

king

with

Coo

ley

Upl

and

farm

ers t

o su

bmit

EIP

appl

icat

ion

for t

he se

nsitiv

e re

mov

al o

f bra

cken

and

gor

se fr

om th

eir

com

mon

age

land

s on

the

Coo

ley

Peni

nsul

a

Farm

ers

Prep

arat

ion

of p

roje

ct p

ropo

sal

Agr

icul

ture

326.

Lout

hD

ee, G

lyde

an

d Fa

neD

unle

er T

idy

tow

ns m

eetin

gTi

dy To

wns

, LA

Ti

dy To

wns

327.

Lout

hD

ee, G

lyde

an

d Fa

neD

evel

opm

ent o

f Dun

dalk

Bay

Visi

onRi

vers

Trus

t, D

unda

lk IT

, LA

WC

OIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

Proj

ect

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Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

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utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

328.

May

oLa

nnag

hPo

llina

tor P

lan

Wor

ksho

pN

atio

nal P

arks

and

Wild

life

Serv

ice,

her

itage

offi

cer,

May

o C

ount

y C

ounc

il, P

ublic

Pa

rtici

patio

n N

etw

ork

Even

t to

raise

aw

aren

ess o

f the

Pol

linat

or

Plan

and

how

com

mun

ities

can

bet

ter p

lan

thei

r env

ironm

ent

Age

ncy

329.

May

oKe

el B

each

, Ach

illC

lean

er C

oasts

Blu

e Fl

ag C

ount

y C

ounc

il ev

ent

An

Taisc

e, K

eel C

omm

unity

G

roup

Com

mun

ity b

each

cle

anC

oasta

l

330.

May

oD

ugor

t Stra

ndG

uide

d w

alk

alon

g th

e SA

C a

t Dug

ort

SWM

DC

(LEA

DER

) and

D

ugor

t Dev

elop

men

t C

omm

ittee

Aw

aren

ess e

vent

on

wat

er q

ualit

y an

d C

ount

y C

ounc

il lu

nch

oh n

ew c

oasta

l tra

ilC

oasta

l

331.

May

oKe

el B

each

Keel

Bea

ch c

lean

-up

An

Taisc

e, K

eel C

omm

unity

G

roup

, May

o C

ount

y C

ounc

ilC

omm

unity

eng

agem

ent e

vent

with

50

bags

co

llect

ed.

Coa

stal

332.

May

oA

ll ca

tchm

ents

in

May

oPr

esen

tatio

n to

Nat

iona

l Fed

erat

ion

of

Gro

up W

ater

Sch

eme

annu

al m

eetin

g N

atio

nal F

eder

atio

n of

Gro

up

Wat

er S

chem

eM

any

proj

ects

cam

e ou

t of t

his m

eetin

g in

clud

ing

a So

urce

Pro

tect

ion

LEA

DER

ap

plic

atio

n

Com

mun

ity

333.

May

oM

oyM

eetin

g re

: Glo

re B

iodi

vers

ity C

entre

fo

r Fre

shw

ater

Eco

logy

Glo

re M

ill C

entre

Goo

d ev

ent t

o he

lp d

evel

op p

ossib

le

linka

ges w

ith th

e M

ills a

ctiv

ities

and

Wat

er

Fram

ewor

k D

irect

ive

obje

ctiv

es

Com

mun

ity

334.

May

oRi

ver D

alga

nPr

esen

tatio

n to

Bal

lyha

unis

Envi

ronm

ent

Com

mitt

eeBa

llyha

unis

Envi

ronm

ent

Gro

up, A

ugus

tin A

bbey

Pres

enta

tion

on th

e D

RBP

but s

peci

fic to

Ri

ver D

alga

nC

omm

unity

335.

May

oBa

llinr

obe

Rive

r Rob

e Ba

llinr

obe

com

mun

ity

clea

n-up

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

WC

O, M

ayo

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil,

Bal

linro

be

Tidy

Tow

ns

Maj

or ri

ver c

lean

with

50

tonn

es re

mov

edC

omm

unity

336.

May

oEr

riff C

lew

Bay

May

o en

viro

nmen

tal s

taff

team

bui

ldin

g da

yM

ayo

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

Net

wor

king

and

aw

aren

ess-

raisi

ngLo

cal A

utho

rity

337.

May

oBu

naho

wna

Rive

r wal

k w

ith L

LEA

S gr

oup

LLEA

S (L

EAD

ER),

May

o C

ount

y C

ounc

ilSu

rvey

of t

he B

unah

owna

Riv

er to

look

at

poss

ible

pro

ject

s for

loca

lly-le

d ap

plic

atio

nLE

AD

ER

338.

May

oKi

llatu

rley

GW

S Sw

info

rdSo

urce

pro

tect

ion

appl

icat

ion

to L

EAD

ER

for t

he G

WS

Nat

iona

l Fed

erat

ion

of G

roup

W

ater

Sch

eme/

LEA

DER

Proj

ect t

o ap

ply

for a

sour

ce p

rote

ctio

n pr

ojec

t for

the

GW

SLE

AD

ER

339.

May

oW

estp

ort

Publ

ic P

artic

ipat

ion

Net

wor

k W

orks

hop

Publ

ic P

artic

ipat

ion

Net

wor

k,

LEA

DER

, May

o C

ount

y C

ounc

il

Fund

ing

even

t for

com

mun

ities

LEA

DER

340.

May

oA

llM

eetin

g w

ith M

ayo

NE

LEA

DER

to lo

ok

at fu

ndin

g an

d su

ppor

t thr

ough

SIC

AP

Prog

ram

me

May

o N

E LE

AD

ER, M

oy Tr

ust,

May

o C

ount

y C

ounc

il (L

CD

C)

Mee

ting

to e

stabl

ish th

e va

rious

fund

ing

strea

ms w

ithin

the

LEA

DER

and

SIC

AP

prog

ram

mes

in re

latio

n to

wat

er q

ualit

y an

d pr

otec

tion

LEA

DER

112112

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

341.

May

o

Mee

ting

with

Fish

erie

s Loc

al A

ctio

n G

roup

s (W

est)

coor

dina

tor

Bord

Iasc

aigh

Mha

raIn

form

atio

n pr

ovid

ed to

Fish

erie

s Loc

al

Act

ion

Gro

ups (

Wes

t) an

d di

scus

sion

of

poss

ible

pro

ject

s

Mar

ine

342.

May

oA

llSt

and

at N

atio

nal F

eder

atio

n of

Gro

up

Wat

er S

chem

e N

atio

nal C

onfe

renc

eN

atio

nal F

eder

atio

n of

Gro

up

Wat

er S

chem

eG

reat

aw

aren

ess-

raisi

ng e

vent

with

Min

ister

M

urph

y pr

esen

tC

omm

unity

343.

May

oEr

riff C

lew

Bay

Kille

en N

atio

nal E

colo

gy P

roje

ctKi

lleen

Nat

iona

l Sch

ool,

D

r Con

nie

O’D

risco

llO

ngoi

ng p

roje

ct to

exa

min

e th

e w

ater

qu

ality

on

the

river

– g

reat

inte

ract

ion

from

th

e stu

dent

s and

a d

evel

opin

g a

conn

ectio

n w

ith th

eir l

ocal

wat

ers

Scho

ols

344.

May

oLo

ugh

Car

raU

S Ec

olog

y St

uden

ts pr

esen

tatio

n an

d to

ur o

f the

Lou

ghG

alw

ay M

ayo

Insti

tute

of

Tech

nolo

gy, C

arra

Ang

lers

Aw

aren

ess e

vent

to h

ighl

ight

the

valu

e of

th

is un

ique

wat

erbo

dy a

nd it

s hab

itats

Third

-leve

l

345.

May

oA

llM

eetin

g w

ith G

MIT

Out

door

cou

rse

Gal

way

May

o In

stitu

te

of Te

chno

logy

Mee

ting

to d

evel

op p

roje

ct a

roun

d m

appi

ng in

vasiv

e sp

ecie

s and

dev

elop

bes

t pr

actic

e fo

r bio

secu

rity

Third

-leve

l

346.

May

oRi

ver M

oyRi

ver M

oy c

lean

-up

Balli

na T

idy

Tow

ns,

Moy

Sea

rch

and

Resc

ueO

ne o

f man

y cl

ean-

ups o

n th

e Ri

ver M

oy –

th

e pr

ojec

t brin

gs to

geth

er th

e co

mm

uniti

es

alon

g th

e Ri

ver M

oy

Tidy

Tow

ns

347.

May

oRi

ver R

obe

Gui

ded

river

wal

k in

Bal

linro

beBa

llinr

obe

Tidy

Tow

nsC

omm

unity

rive

r wal

k to

look

at p

ossib

le

prob

lem

are

as b

efor

e co

mm

unity

cle

an-u

pTi

dy To

wns

348.

May

oRi

ver D

eel

Stan

d at

Cro

smol

ina

Tidy

Tow

ns fê

te

even

tC

ross

mol

ina

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Tow

nsA

nnua

l riv

ersid

e ga

rden

fête

– p

rom

otio

nal

activ

ity a

nd lo

ts of

con

tact

s mad

e on

the

day

Tidy

Tow

ns

349.

May

oRo

sbeg

W

estp

ort Q

uay

Enga

gem

ent w

ith c

omm

unity

gro

up to

lo

ok a

t coa

stal a

war

enes

s cam

paig

nW

estp

ort T

idy

Tow

ns,

May

o C

ount

y C

ounc

ilPi

lot p

roje

ct to

hig

hlig

ht th

e bi

odiv

ersit

y

of th

e ba

y ar

eaTi

dy To

wns

350.

May

oEr

riff C

lew

Bay

Wild

Riv

ers t

rust

mee

ting

May

o C

ount

y C

ounc

il,

Wild

Riv

ers T

rust

Mee

ting

to e

stabl

ish w

orki

ng g

roup

to lo

ok

at p

ropo

sed

Ow

enm

ore

Wild

Riv

ers S

iteTr

ust

351.

May

oA

llEx

po in

Mou

nt F

alco

nC

ount

y C

ounc

il W

CO

, IFI

, IF

A, M

ayo

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil,

N

atio

nal P

arks

and

Wild

life

Serv

ice,

Teag

asc,

ICA

, Riv

ers

Trus

t, et

c

Aw

aren

ess-

raisi

ng e

vent

focu

ssed

on

wat

er

bodi

es w

ithin

the

catc

hmen

t and

bey

ond

(ove

r 200

pre

sent

)

Trus

t

352.

May

oM

oyM

eetin

g to

esta

blish

the

Moy

Cat

chm

ent

Ass

ocia

tion

and

Moy

Trus

tM

ayo

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil,

al

l ang

ling

grou

ps in

the

M

oy C

atch

men

t

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d ev

ent t

hat m

oved

the

Moy

Cat

chm

ent

Ass

ocia

tion

tow

ards

esta

blish

ing

a Tr

ust

Trus

t

113113

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

353.

May

oM

oyM

oy A

ssoc

iatio

n Ex

poN

GO

’s, c

omm

unity

re

pres

enta

tives

, May

o LA

, bu

sines

s ow

ners

Supp

ort t

o co

lleag

ue fo

r Moy

Ass

ocia

tion

Expo

Trus

t

354.

May

o/W

estp

ort

All

Nat

iona

l Tid

y To

wns

Con

fere

nce

All

agen

cies

and

Tid

y To

wns

gr

oups

Net

wor

king

eve

nt w

hich

bro

ught

age

ncie

s an

d sta

keho

lder

s tog

ethe

rTi

dy To

wns

355.

May

o/G

alw

ayC

orrib

/M

ask

Mee

ting

with

Hea

dfor

d Su

stain

abili

ty

Com

mitt

eeH

eadf

ord

Susta

inab

ility

G

roup

, loc

al a

utho

ritie

sFi

rst m

eetin

g w

ith g

roup

to st

art l

ooki

ng

at p

ossib

le p

roje

cts i

n th

e ar

eaPr

ojec

t

356.

Mea

thBo

yne

Nat

iona

l Par

ks a

nd W

ildlif

eN

PWS

East

Rang

erIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

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390.

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icat

ion

Tidy

Tow

ns

413.

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agha

nN

eagh

Ban

nM

eetin

g w

ith T

idy

Tow

n re

: bio

dive

rsity

pr

ojec

tsN

atio

nal P

arks

and

Wild

life

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ice,

LA

, Gre

enw

ay a

nd

Tidy

Tow

ns

Enga

gem

ent a

nd n

etw

orki

ngTi

dy To

wns

414.

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agha

nD

ee, G

lyde

an

d Fa

neM

eetin

g w

ith M

onag

han

GW

S ne

twor

kPr

esen

tatio

nIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

415.

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iona

lN

atio

nal

EPA

Inte

grat

ed C

atch

men

t Mod

ellin

g W

orks

hop

EPA

, Aca

dem

ics,

LA’s,

NG

O’s

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grat

ed C

atch

men

t Mod

ellin

g se

min

arA

genc

y

416.

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iona

lW

ater

ford

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ary

and

Har

bour

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iona

l Eng

agem

ent r

e: c

rayfi

sh

plag

ueIn

land

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erie

s Ire

land

, W

ater

way

s Ire

land

and

EPA

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iona

l Eng

agem

ent r

egar

ding

con

firm

ed

outb

reak

of c

rayfi

sh p

lagu

e an

d bi

osec

urity

pl

an. N

otify

ing

all c

lubs

and

org

anisa

tions

of

the

cray

fish

plag

ue. D

evel

opin

g an

d er

ectin

g sig

nage

Age

ncy

417.

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iona

lN

atio

nal

Teag

asc

Agr

i-env

ironm

enta

l Con

fere

nce

in Tu

llam

ore,

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Offa

lyVa

rious

agr

i-env

ironm

enta

l sta

keho

lder

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arni

ng a

nd in

form

atio

n ex

chan

ge,

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oved

env

ironm

enta

l Aw

aren

ess,

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wor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Agr

icul

ture

418.

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iona

lN

atio

nal

Atte

nded

a M

oreF

ish S

take

hold

er

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ting

(fres

hwat

er a

quac

ultu

re) i

n A

IT

– D

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fund

ed

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us fr

eshw

ater

fish

farm

sta

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cal a

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arni

ng a

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form

atio

n ex

chan

ge,

netw

orki

ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

gA

gric

ultu

re

419.

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iona

lN

atio

nal

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itage

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ncil

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ting

with

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ands

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rtner

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d va

rious

com

mun

ity

bodi

es

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wor

king

opp

ortu

nity

and

info

rmat

ion

shar

ing

with

upl

ands

par

tner

ship

sH

erita

ge

420.

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iona

lN

atio

nal

Atte

nded

Nat

iona

l Pub

lic P

aerti

cipa

tion

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wor

k M

eetin

g of

coo

rdin

ator

s C

usto

m H

ouse

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coo

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ppor

tuni

ty fo

r inf

orm

atio

n sh

arin

g an

d fu

ture

col

labo

ratio

n na

tiona

llyPP

N

421.

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iona

lN

atio

nal

BT Y

oung

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entis

t Exh

ibiti

on 2

017

(RD

S)Sc

hool

s, N

GO

’sIn

vesti

gatin

g po

tent

ially

rele

vant

wat

er-

rela

ted

proj

ects

Scho

ols

422.

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iona

lN

atio

nal

Fiel

d St

udie

s Cou

ncil

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her

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atio

n Ta

lkFS

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hird

-leve

l edu

catio

n se

ctor

repr

esen

tativ

esFS

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min

ar o

n ou

tdoo

r lea

rnin

g pr

ogra

mm

es ru

n in

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and

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-leve

l

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tyCa

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ect n

ame

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was

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mm

ents

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etal

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tor

423.

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iona

lN

atio

nal

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nded

the

IFI T

rout

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fere

nce

in

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son

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lone

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arni

ng a

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form

atio

n ex

chan

ge,

netw

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ng a

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latio

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p bu

ildin

g,

prov

ed e

nviro

n, im

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal

awar

enes

s

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rs

424.

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iona

lW

orks

hop

on

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ic Ta

nks

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WS,

LA

’s, N

GO

’s, c

omm

unity

gr

oups

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WS

info

rmat

ion

day

on

sept

ic ta

nks

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duct

ion

to L

AWC

OTr

aini

ng

425.

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iona

lC

eltic

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s Pa

rtner

ship

(tw

o da

ys)

NG

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cade

mic

sEn

d of

the

proj

ect s

harin

g w

hat t

he C

eltic

Sea

s Pa

rtner

ship

has

ach

ieve

d

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duct

ion

to L

AWC

OC

onfe

renc

e

426.

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iona

lEn

viro

nmen

t and

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ealth

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fere

nce,

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ur E

nviro

nmen

t, O

ur H

ealth

, Our

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ellb

eing

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, HSE

, LA

’s, N

GO

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cade

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omot

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a gr

eate

r aw

aren

ess o

f the

impa

ct o

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viro

nmen

tal q

ualit

y on

hu

man

hea

lth

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duct

ion

to L

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renc

e

427.

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ionw

ide

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ionw

ide

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chm

ent M

anag

emen

t Net

wor

king

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eetin

g, A

thlo

neA

genc

ire, p

ract

ition

ers

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ortu

nity

to m

eet w

ith E

PA a

nd L

A st

aff

Age

ncy

428.

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ionw

ide

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ionw

ide

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ting

with

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e D

ublin

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eIn

itial

form

al m

eetin

g w

ith se

nior

m

anag

emen

t, op

portu

nity

to ra

ise L

AWC

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profi

le, i

nfor

mat

ion

shar

ing

and

pote

ntia

l co

llabo

ratio

n

Envi

ronm

enta

l

429.

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ionw

ide

Nat

ionw

ide

BT Y

oung

Sci

entis

t Sc

hool

sC

onta

ct m

ade

with

Prim

ary

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ol B

ray,

fu

ndin

g in

form

atio

n fo

rwar

ded

Even

t

430.

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lyLo

wer

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nnon

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ting

with

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ra C

omm

unity

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up

re: B

rosn

aC

lara

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mun

ity G

roup

, C

lara

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itage

, Env

ironm

enta

l G

roup

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ting

with

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ra C

omm

unity

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up to

ex

plor

e op

tions

for t

he R

iver

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sna

thro

ugh

Cla

ra

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mun

ity

431.

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lyLo

wer

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nnon

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iver

sity

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ion

Day

in P

olla

ghPo

llagh

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y Vi

llage

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upRa

ise a

war

enes

s of B

iodi

vers

ity in

Pol

lagh

Even

t

432.

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lyBa

rrow

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r Fig

ile a

nd C

lonb

ullo

gue

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aren

ess

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– F

ind

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ut th

e Fi

gile

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n Fu

rney

env

ironm

enta

l co

nsul

tant

s, St

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rick’

s N

atio

nal S

choo

l C

lonb

ullo

gue,

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taff

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aren

ess d

ay o

n th

e Fi

gile

rive

r, ta

lks o

n im

porta

nce

of o

ur n

atur

al w

ater

s and

a ta

lk

on th

e Fi

gile

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er. -

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out

door

wal

k an

d ta

lk a

long

the

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r with

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ksam

plin

g an

d bu

g id

entifi

catio

n w

ith th

e ch

ildre

n

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t

433.

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lyLo

wer

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nnon

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ra R

iver

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sna

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aren

ess P

roje

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mun

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ly H

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cer,

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l Bus

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ses

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ect t

o ra

ise a

war

enes

s of t

he R

iver

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osna

and

its w

ater

her

itage

in C

lara

tow

nH

erita

ge

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tor

434.

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lySh

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ffaly

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lic P

rivat

e Pa

rtner

ship

ple

nary

se

ssio

n C

omm

unity

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ups f

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al

l ove

r Offa

lyPu

tting

nat

ural

wat

ers o

f Offa

ly o

n th

e co

mm

unity

gro

ups a

gend

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lySh

anno

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ent

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ly,

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ty to

mee

t with

and

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ffaly

com

mun

ity g

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436.

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lySh

anno

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g w

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cout

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nd

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elop

men

t Offi

cer

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ting

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ndEx

plor

ing

oppo

rtuni

ties f

or sy

nerg

y be

twee

n LA

WC

O a

nd S

cout

ing

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ndSc

outs

437.

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lyBa

rrow

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ting

with

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nbul

logu

e Ti

dy V

illag

e G

roup

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nbul

logu

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e co

ordi

nato

rO

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tuni

ties t

o ex

plor

e co

mm

unity

in

tera

ctio

n w

ith th

e Ri

ver F

igile

as i

t flow

s th

roug

h th

e C

lonb

ullo

gue

com

mun

ity

Tidy

Tow

ns

438.

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lyTu

llam

ore

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rEx

plor

ator

y m

eetin

g on

feas

ibili

ty p

roje

ct

for T

ulla

mor

e an

d Tu

llam

ore

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rO

ffaly

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nty

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ncil

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ronm

ent,

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itage

, Pla

nnin

g St

aff,

exte

rnal

con

sulta

nts,

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mor

e Ti

dy To

wns

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inin

g w

hat c

an b

e do

ne to

impr

ove

the

inte

ract

ion

betw

een

Tulla

mor

e To

wn

and

the

Tulla

mor

e Ri

ver w

hich

flow

s thr

ough

it

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Tow

ns

439.

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lyG

rand

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alG

rand

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al B

iodi

vers

ity T

idy

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ns

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ning

with

Irish

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life

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tIri

sh W

ildlif

e Tr

ust,

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ly L

ATi

dy To

wns

Bio

dive

rsity

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ning

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Tow

ns

440.

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lyLo

wer

Sha

nnon

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r wal

k w

ith S

ilver

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er A

ngle

rs

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upSi

lver

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er A

ngle

rs G

roup

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r wal

k to

exp

lore

opp

ortu

nitie

s for

in

strea

m im

prov

emen

tsU

sers

441.

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omm

onN

orth

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com

mon

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roup

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er

Sche

mes

Mee

ting

to lo

ok a

t aw

aren

ess c

ampa

ign

to lo

ok a

t Gro

up W

ater

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emes

in K

arst

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ons

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

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iona

l Fed

erat

ion

of G

roup

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ater

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eme,

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com

mon

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ount

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il, G

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stag

e of

pro

pose

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t to

deve

lop

a pr

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mm

e fo

r the

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th R

osco

mm

on

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t Reg

ion

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mes

Age

ncy

442.

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omm

onA

llPr

esen

tatio

n to

the

AG

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f the

Ro

scom

mon

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nch

of th

e N

atio

nal

Fede

ratio

n of

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up W

ater

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emes

Gro

up W

ater

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eme

Man

ager

s and

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tees

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, ne

twor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Com

mun

ity

443.

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omm

onA

llA

ttend

ed a

pre

sent

atio

n on

the

NFG

WS

and

GSI

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Trac

ing

Proj

ect i

n El

phin

–

this

even

t was

atte

nded

by

the

staff

from

the

GSI

, the

NFG

WS

and

grou

ps

wat

er sc

hem

e tru

stees

and

man

ager

s. It

incl

uded

a si

te v

isit t

o th

e so

urce

of

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cat S

prin

gs (p

oten

tial f

or a

gro

up

proj

ects

betw

een

the

GSI

, NFG

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scom

mon

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nty

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ncil

and

the

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ers a

nd C

omm

uniti

es O

ffice

)

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, NFG

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com

mon

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ount

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arni

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form

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n ex

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p bu

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unity

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ect n

ame

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was

invo

lved

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mm

ents

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etal

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tor

444.

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omm

onU

pper

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nnon

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ehol

der w

orks

hop

on th

e Iri

sh g

oat,

curle

w a

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hurc

h/m

edie

val h

erita

ge

of L

ough

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in A

thlo

ne

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us st

akeh

olde

rs a

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grou

ps w

ith a

n in

tere

st in

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ugh

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ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, ne

twor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Com

mun

ity

445.

Rosc

omm

on

Pres

enta

tion

to th

e Ro

scom

mon

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nch

of B

irdW

atch

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and

(18

in a

ttend

ance

)Ro

scom

mon

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chLe

arni

ng a

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form

atio

n ex

chan

ge,

netw

orki

ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

gC

omm

unity

446.

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omm

onU

pper

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nnon

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cial

brid

ge o

peni

ng w

ith e

xhib

ition

of

map

s, ph

otos

and

dra

win

gs o

f the

Ba

llyga

lda

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al B

ridge

at C

orre

al,

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omm

on

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gald

a C

anal

, loc

al

com

mun

ity, e

lect

ed

repe

rsen

tativ

es, R

osco

mm

on

herit

age

offic

er

Net

wor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Com

mun

ity

447.

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omm

onU

pper

Sha

nnon

Mee

ting

with

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hy fr

om S

uck

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y W

ay V

isito

r Cen

tre in

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leag

ue

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ley

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elop

men

t C

oope

rativ

eO

ngoi

ng e

ngag

emen

t and

col

labo

ratio

nC

omm

unity

448.

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omm

onU

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nnon

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visi

t with

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k Va

lley

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elop

men

t C

oope

rativ

e on

the

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sk-B

ally

moe

se

ctio

n of

the

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ley

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ley

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elop

men

t C

oope

rativ

eN

etw

orki

ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

gC

omm

unity

449.

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omm

onSu

ckPa

irc n

a H

ean

wal

kRo

scom

mon

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nty

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ncil,

two

loca

l sch

ools,

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scom

mon

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y To

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, M

inist

er D

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ghto

n,

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iona

l Par

ks a

nd W

ildlif

e Se

rvic

e, B

irdW

atch

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and

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wor

king

and

aw

aren

ess-

raisi

ng e

vent

fo

r wet

land

in a

n ur

ban

area

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t

450.

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omm

onU

pper

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nnon

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anise

d an

d jo

intly

faci

litate

d a

natu

re w

alk

with

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itage

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ce o

f Ro

scom

mon

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nty

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ncil

– th

is ev

ent

was

supp

orte

d by

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com

mon

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y To

wns

(a

ppro

x. 4

5 pe

ople

atte

nded

incl

udin

g 18

pu

pils

from

the

loca

l Gae

l sch

ool)

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omm

on C

ount

y C

ounc

il,

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iona

l Par

ks a

nd W

ildlif

e,

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omm

on T

idy

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ns,

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ch R

osco

mm

on

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, en

viro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

sEv

ent

451.

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omm

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nnon

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nded

a m

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g or

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e IF

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whi

ch w

as e

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ring

the

poss

ibili

ty o

f H

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ing

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mes

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and

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g by

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ugh

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ers,

IFA

REP

S, S

ligo

IT

Lect

urer

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

- ne

twor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Agr

icul

ture

452.

Rosc

omm

onA

llH

ad a

stan

d at

the

Teag

asc

Hor

izon

s ev

ent i

n Ro

scom

mon

Tow

n –

spok

e to

bo

th IF

I and

Teag

asc

staff

at th

is ev

ent

Farm

ers,

Teag

asc,

LEA

DER

co

mpa

nies

, Inl

and

Fish

erie

s Ire

land

Net

wor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Agr

icul

ture

121121

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

453.

Rosc

omm

onA

llA

ssist

ed a

nd h

ad w

ater

qua

lity

info

rmat

ion

at Te

agas

c, R

osco

mm

on

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

and

Irish

Wat

er p

ublic

m

eetin

g on

pes

ticid

e pr

even

tion

in

drin

king

wat

er w

hich

was

hel

d in

Fr

ench

park

(app

rox.

80

atte

ndee

s)

Teag

asc,

Ros

com

mon

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil,

Irish

Wat

er, F

arm

ers

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, Im

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal A

war

enes

s, A

gric

ultu

re

454.

Rosc

omm

onU

pper

Sha

nnon

Suck

Val

ley

Way

, Cas

tleco

ote

Tidy

To

wns

and

the

Wat

er &

Com

mun

ities

O

ffice

hel

d a

wal

k al

ong

by th

e Ri

ver

Suck

Cal

low

s as p

art o

f Wat

er H

erita

ge

day

for H

erita

ge W

eek

Cas

tleco

ote

Tidy

Tow

ns,

Suck

Val

ley

Dev

elop

men

t C

oope

rativ

e

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, Iim

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s, ne

twor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Her

itage

455.

Rosc

omm

on

Atte

nded

a P

PN m

eetin

g in

Fou

r Mile

H

ouse

Vario

us C

omm

unity

Gro

ups,

Rosc

omm

on C

ount

y C

ounc

il,

Rosc

omm

on L

eade

rshi

p Pa

rtner

ship

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, ne

twor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

PPN

456.

Rosc

omm

onSu

ckFo

ur M

ile H

ouse

Sch

ool e

ngag

emen

tLo

cal s

choo

lA

war

enes

s rai

sing

arou

nd th

e us

e an

d pr

otec

tion

of w

ater

with

in th

e ca

tchm

ent

Scho

ols

457.

Rosc

omm

onSu

ckC

loon

cah

Prim

ary

Scho

ol e

ngag

emen

tLo

cal s

choo

lTh

e ta

lk a

imed

to ra

ise a

war

enes

s aro

und

the

use

and

prot

ectio

n of

wat

er w

ithin

the

catc

hmen

t

Scho

ols

458.

Rosc

omm

onC

astle

coot

e N

atio

nal S

choo

lN

atio

nal S

choo

l Pre

sent

atio

n an

d riv

er

wal

kC

astle

coot

e N

atio

nal S

choo

lG

ood

even

t with

inte

ract

ion

from

the

stude

nts a

nd te

ache

rsSc

hool

s

459.

Rosc

omm

onU

pper

Sha

nnon

In c

onju

nctio

n w

ith M

K, a

cat

chm

ent

pres

enta

tion

was

giv

e to

111

child

ren

from

Fou

r Mile

Hou

se S

choo

l

Scho

ol st

uden

ts an

d sta

ffSc

hool

aw

aren

ess p

rogr

amm

e, le

arni

ng

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

Scho

ols

460.

Rosc

omm

onU

pper

Sha

nnon

Mys

elf a

nd M

ick

Kane

und

erto

ok

a sc

hool

visi

t to

Clo

ncag

h N

atio

nal

Scho

ol, n

ear S

troke

stow

n (2

7 stu

dent

s an

d 3

teac

hers

wer

e pr

esen

t)

Scho

ol st

uden

ts an

d sta

ffSc

hool

aw

aren

ess p

rogr

amm

eSc

hool

s

461.

Rosc

omm

onU

pper

Sha

nnon

Scho

ols v

isit t

o Ra

hara

Nat

iona

l Sch

ool

to sp

eak

abou

t loc

al tu

rloug

h an

d w

ater

qu

ality

in g

ener

al (a

ppro

x. 2

0 stu

dent

s in

atte

ndan

ce)

Scho

ol st

uden

ts an

d sta

ffSc

hool

aw

aren

ess p

rogr

amm

eSc

hool

s

462.

Rosc

omm

on

ESA

I floo

ding

deb

ate

in A

thlo

ne In

stitu

te

of Te

chno

logy

Vario

usLe

arni

ng a

nd in

form

atio

n ex

chan

ge,

netw

orki

ng a

nd re

latio

nshi

p bu

ildin

gTh

ird-le

vel

122122

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

463.

Rosc

omm

on

Mee

ting

with

Kilt

eeva

n Ti

dy To

wns

re

gard

ing

the

orga

nisa

tion

of a

rain

wat

er

harv

estin

g pr

esen

tatio

n on

the

13th

of

Mar

ch

Ev

ent p

lann

ing

Tidy

Tow

ns

464.

Rosc

omm

onU

pper

Sha

nnon

Pres

enta

tion

on ra

inw

ater

har

vesti

ng to

25

mem

bers

of t

he p

ublic

in K

iltee

van

Com

mun

ity H

all –

T, th

e W

FD a

nd th

e W

ater

s & C

omm

uniti

es O

ffice

Kilte

evan

Tid

y To

wns

, Ki

lteev

an C

omm

unity

Cou

ncil

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

, im

prov

ed e

nviro

nmen

tal a

war

enes

s, ne

twor

king

and

rela

tions

hip

build

ing

Tidy

Tow

ns

465.

Rosc

omm

onU

pper

Sha

nnon

Visit

to S

t Brid

get’s

Hol

y W

ell i

n Ki

lteev

anKi

lteev

an T

idy

Tow

nsPr

ojec

t pla

nnin

gTi

dy To

wns

466.

Rosc

omm

onU

pper

Sha

nnon

Wild

life

surv

ey a

long

the

river

in

Kilte

evan

Com

mun

ity F

ield

and

raisi

ng o

f G

reen

Fla

g at

loca

l Nat

iona

l Sch

ool

Kilte

evan

Tid

y To

wns

Wild

life

surv

ey, p

roje

ct d

eliv

ery

Tidy

Tow

ns

467.

Rosc

omm

onU

pper

Sha

nnon

Mee

ting

with

Ros

com

mon

Tid

y To

wns

re:

the

Rive

r Jig

gyRo

scom

mon

Tid

y To

wns

Lear

ning

and

info

rmat

ion

exch

ange

Tidy

Tow

ns

468.

Rosc

omm

onU

pper

Sha

nnon

Site

visi

t with

NPW

S Ra

nger

and

C

astle

coot

e Ti

dy To

wns

and

Cou

ncill

or

rega

rdin

g de

velo

pmen

t of s

igna

ge fo

r th

e w

inte

ring

bird

s on

the

Suck

Cal

low

s.

NPW

S, C

astle

coot

e Ti

dy

Tow

nsPr

ojec

t pla

nnin

gTi

dy To

wns

469.

Slig

o

Parti

cipa

ted

in Te

agas

c H

oriz

on

Sem

inar

s Lon

gfor

d, S

ligo

and

Leitr

imKa

ren

Kenn

edy

Opp

ortu

nity

to in

trodu

ce L

AWC

O to

ag

ricul

ture

net

wor

k lo

cally

Agr

icul

ture

470.

Slig

o

Nat

iona

l Pub

lic P

artic

ipat

ion

Net

wor

k C

onfe

renc

e

PP

N

471.

Slig

oSl

igo

Bay

and

Dro

wes

35

Gue

st sp

eake

r for

IT S

ligo

post

grad

uate

di

plom

a stu

dent

s – W

ater

reso

urce

s m

odul

e

On

requ

est f

rom

lect

urer

in

Env

ironm

enta

l Sci

ence

D

epar

tmen

t (ap

prox

. 18

stude

nts a

nd th

ree

lect

urer

s)

Aw

aren

ess o

f LAW

CO

, RBM

P, e

xam

ples

of

cat

chm

ents

prot

ectio

n ac

tiviti

es a

nd

wor

ksho

p w

ith st

uden

ts

Third

-leve

l

472.

Sout

h Ea

st Re

gion

Rive

r Bar

row

Enga

gem

ent w

ith R

egio

nal O

ffice

r N

atio

nal P

arks

and

Wild

life

NPW

S sta

ffD

evel

opin

g re

latio

nshi

p w

ith b

oth

and

disc

ussin

g on

goin

g pr

ojec

tsA

genc

y

473.

Sout

h Ea

st Re

gion

John

’s Ri

ver

Enga

gem

ent w

ith P

PN’s,

Wat

erfo

rd

Insti

tute

of T

echn

olog

y, L

ocal

Aut

horit

ies,

Car

low

Insti

tute

of T

echn

olog

y

Publ

ic P

artic

ipat

ion

Net

wor

k’s,

Wat

erfo

rd In

stitu

te o

f Te

chno

logy

, Loc

al A

utho

ritie

s, C

arlo

w In

stitu

te o

f Tec

hnol

ogy

Iden

tifica

tion

of p

ossib

le w

ater

s pro

ject

s an

d pr

ogre

ssio

n of

sam

ePP

N

474.

Sout

h Ea

st Re

gion

Rive

r Nor

eTi

dy To

wns

trai

ning

eve

ntW

orks

hops

with

Tid

y To

wns

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

O a

nd p

rom

otio

n of

w

ater

s Ti

dy To

wns

475.

Tipp

erar

yKi

ngs R

iver

Plen

ary

Sess

ion

of P

ublic

Par

ticip

atio

n N

etw

ork

PPN

, Tid

y To

wns

Gro

ups a

nd

Com

mun

ity g

roup

sPr

omot

ion

of L

AWC

O o

bjec

tives

PPN

123123

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

476.

Tipp

erar

ySh

anno

n/Su

irW

alko

ver s

urve

y of

Bor

risle

igh

Stre

am

with

loca

l com

mun

ity re

pres

enta

tives

LAW

CO

and

loca

l com

mun

ityId

entifi

catio

n of

issu

es o

f con

cern

/pr

essu

res

Com

mun

ity

477.

Tipp

erar

ySu

irLo

cal c

omm

unity

mee

ting

re: p

lans

on

Borr

islei

gh S

tream

LAW

CO

and

loca

l com

mun

ityIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

, iss

ues i

dent

ified

an

d fu

ture

pla

nsC

omm

unity

478.

Tipp

erar

ySh

anno

nC

omm

unity

rive

r wal

k, a

sses

smen

t,

kick

sam

plin

gVa

rious

com

mun

ity g

roup

s ar

ound

Clo

ughj

orda

nLA

WC

O n

etw

orki

ng, i

nfor

mat

ion

shar

ing

Com

mun

ity

479.

Tipp

erar

ySh

anno

n/Su

irLA

WC

O p

rese

ntat

ion,

eng

agem

ent w

ith

Nor

th T

ippe

rary

LEA

DER

Par

tner

ship

re

: dev

elop

men

t of d

raft

prop

osal

s

LAW

CO

and

NTL

PIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

and

net

wor

king

re

gard

ing

futu

re c

oope

ratio

n w

ork,

join

t pr

ojec

t, et

c

LEA

DER

480.

Tipp

erar

yLo

wer

Sha

nnon

Pres

enta

tion

to A

GM

of T

ippe

rary

Fe

dera

tion

of G

WS

LAW

CO

and

LA

and

N

atio

nal F

eder

atio

n of

GW

SIn

trodu

ctio

n to

LAW

CO

and

net

wor

king

Com

mun

ity

481.

Tipp

erar

ySh

anno

n/Su

irLA

WC

O p

rese

ntat

ion,

eng

agem

ent w

ith

Tipp

erar

y PP

N C

oord

inat

orLA

WC

O a

nd T

ippe

rary

PPN

Intro

duct

ion

to L

AWC

O a

nd n

etw

orki

ng

rega

rdin

g fu

ture

coo

pera

tion

wor

k/jo

int

proj

ect,

etc

PPN

482.

Tipp

erar

y

Kilru

ane

Wet

land

s Pro

ject

LAW

CO

, loc

al c

omm

uniti

es

and

land

owne

rsIn

trodu

ctio

n to

wor

k of

LAW

CO

and

pr

ogre

ss lo

cal L

EAD

ER p

roje

ct re

: wet

land

sPr

ojec

t

483.

Tipp

erar

ySu

irPl

anni

ng m

eetin

g w

ith A

ra C

atch

men

t Fr

iend

ly F

arm

ing

Ass

ocia

tion

for E

IP

App

licat

ion

Vario

us fa

rmin

g sta

keho

lder

s on

the

Upp

er A

raD

evel

opm

ent o

f Ope

ratio

nal G

roup

for

EIP

appl

icat

ion

Proj

ect

484.

Tipp

erar

ySu

irM

eetin

g w

ith A

ra C

atch

men

t Frie

ndly

Fa

rmin

g A

ssoc

iatio

n –

EIP

appl

icat

ion

Vario

us fa

rmin

g sta

keho

lder

s on

the

Upp

er A

ra in

ICM

EIP

App

licat

ion

and

Prom

otio

n of

LAW

CO

an

d fa

rmin

g an

d w

ater

qua

lity

Proj

ect

485.

Tipp

erar

y/C

lare

Shan

non

Atte

nd a

nd p

rese

nt a

t ver

y la

rge

publ

ic

mee

ting

(ang

lers

) on

stock

surv

ey o

n Lo

ugh

Der

g

Loca

l com

mun

ity, a

ngle

rs,

third

-leve

l bod

ies,

LAW

CO

, IF

I

Opp

ortu

nity

to e

ngag

e w

ith a

ngle

rs a

nd

publ

ic c

onso

latio

n of

the

dRBM

PC

omm

unity

486.

Tipp

erar

y/C

lare

Suir/

Loug

h D

erg

Enga

gem

ent w

ith S

WA

RE P

roje

ct in

cl.

repr

esen

tativ

es fr

om T

CC

, LAW

CO

, IFI

an

d ex

tern

al c

onsu

ltant

s

LAW

CO

, Tip

p C

C a

nd

vario

us st

age

bodi

esN

etw

orki

ng o

ppor

tuni

ty a

nd in

form

atio

n sh

arin

gLo

cal A

utho

rity

487.

Wat

erfo

rdRi

ver C

lodi

agh

Enga

gem

ent w

ith th

e N

atio

nal

Biod

iver

sity

Dat

a C

entre

Nat

iona

l Bio

dive

rsity

Dat

a C

entre

Wor

king

with

them

to d

evel

op a

nd

coor

dina

te p

roje

cts

Age

ncy

488.

Wat

erfo

rd

Enga

gem

ent i

n Jo

hnsto

wn

Cas

tle

with

Her

itage

Cou

ncil

Mem

bers

of H

erita

ge C

ounc

ilLa

unch

of L

ivin

g H

istor

y of

Loc

al R

iver

sA

genc

y

124124

No

Coun

tyCa

tchm

ent

Initi

ativ

e/ev

ent/

proj

ect n

ame

Who

was

invo

lved

?O

utco

mes

/co

mm

ents

Soci

etal

Sec

tor

489.

Wat

erfo

rdRi

ver B

arro

wFr

eshw

ater

Pea

rl M

usse

l Fie

ld Tr

ip –

C

urra

ghm

ore

Esta

teW

ater

ford

Cou

nty

and

City

Cou

ncil,

Teag

asc,

C

urra

ghm

ore

Esta

te M

anag

er

and

Stre

am S

cape

s

Fiel

d tri

p to

eva

luat

e es

tabl

ishm

ent o

f a

fresh

wat

er p

earl

mus

sel b

reed

ing

proj

ect

Age

ncy

490.

Wat

erfo

rd

Wat

erfo

rd S

prao

i Fes

tival

Publ

ic E

vent

Erec

ted

stand

at t

he S

prao

i Fes

tival

–

enga

ged

the

publ

ic re

: wat

er q

ualit

y an

d bi

odiv

ersit

y iss

ues

Com

mun

ity

491.

Wat

erfo

rd

Enga

gem

ent w

ith B

elle

Lak

e Tr

ust

Mem

bers

of T

rust

Ass

istin

g in

dev

elop

men

t of m

anag

emen

t pl

an fo

r Bel

le L

ake

Trus

tEn

viro

nmen

tal

492.

Wat

erfo

rdRi

ver B

arro

w

and

tribu

tarie

sJo

hn’s

Rive

r cle

an-u

pW

ater

ford

City

and

Cou

nty

Cou

ncil

with

John

’s Ri

ver G

roup

Cle

an-u

p of

John

’s Ri

ver w

hich

flow

s th

roug

h ce

ntre

of W

ater

ford

and

has

maj

or

prob

lem

s with

litte

r and

pol

lutio

n

Loca

l Aut

horit

y

493.

Wat

erfo

rdU

plan

dsA

nne

Valle

y W

etla

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