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Blue Dot Catchments Programme

@bluedotwaters

Coordinating efforts to protect and restore Ireland's high status objective waters, known as Blue Dots.

Operated by @WatersProgramme.

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๐Ÿ“ธGreat photos of the recent #WorldWaterDay event at Lough Lene, Westmeath ๐Ÿ’ง Thanks to Collinstown Action Group and Castlepollard Tidy Towns for the on-shore clean up and event organisers AlphaDive Sub Aqua Club for collecting underwater debris, working with An Taisce and Clean Coasts ๐ŸŸ

๐Ÿ“ธGreat photos of the recent #WorldWaterDay event at Lough Lene, Westmeath ๐Ÿ’ง 

Thanks to <a href="/CollinstownG/">Collinstown Action Group</a> and Castlepollard Tidy Towns for the on-shore clean up and event organisers AlphaDive Sub Aqua Club for collecting underwater debris, working with <a href="/AnTaisce/">An Taisce</a> and <a href="/CleanCoasts/">Clean Coasts</a> ๐ŸŸ
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ACRES West Connacht will be holding a local talk on water quality on Tuesday the 08th of April. Guest speaker will be Cormac McConigley from LAWPRO, discussing the Bluedot catchments in Connemara. This is a free event and all are welcome. Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Local Authority Waters Programme

ACRES West Connacht will be holding a local talk on water quality  on Tuesday the 08th of April. Guest speaker will be Cormac McConigley from LAWPRO, discussing the Bluedot catchments in Connemara. This is a free event and all are welcome. <a href="/agriculture_ie/">Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine</a> <a href="/WatersProgramme/">Local Authority Waters Programme</a>
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Want to learn more about Irelandโ€™s Blue Dot waterbodies? ๐Ÿ”ต ๐Ÿ“บ ร‰anna Hyland, Community Water Officer with LAWPRO, explains all. Find out more: lawaters.ie/blue-dot-progrโ€ฆ

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Can your town improve its rain water management and biodiversity? With help from LAWPRO, @WestmeathComDev & Fรฉidhlim Harty, Ballinahown Community Development has added: ๐ŸŒ Biodiversity pond & wetlands ๐ŸŒฑ Rain gardens for flood relief ๐Ÿ’ง Rain water harvesting #CommunityChampions

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Kick sampling can tell us a lot about the health of our waterbodies. ๐Ÿ’™ Our Community Water Officer ร‰anna Hyland demonstrates how to take a kick sample and explains why itโ€™s important. Learn more at lawaters.ie #WaterHealth #WaterQuality #water

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๐Ÿ’ง LAWPRO awards over โ‚ฌ800,000 to support community groups involved in water quality management.๐Ÿ’ง Under the Catchment Support Fund 2025, LAWPRO has awarding funding to 40 community groups in 19 counties. ๐Ÿ™Œ Find out more: bit.ly/3XQMBhw Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage Christopher Oโ€™Sullivan TD

๐Ÿ’ง LAWPRO awards over โ‚ฌ800,000 to support community groups involved in water quality management.๐Ÿ’ง

Under the Catchment Support Fund 2025, LAWPRO has awarding funding to 40 community groups in 19 counties. ๐Ÿ™Œ

Find out more: bit.ly/3XQMBhw

<a href="/DeptHousingIRL/">Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage</a> <a href="/COSullivanTD/">Christopher Oโ€™Sullivan TD</a>
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Thanks to everyone who came along to our water quality event in Rosmuc yesterday. Engaging and interesting conversation. Huge thanks to Cormac from LAWPRO for attending and for the great presentation. #acres #locallyled

Thanks to everyone who came along to our water quality event in Rosmuc yesterday. Engaging and interesting conversation. Huge thanks to Cormac from LAWPRO for attending and for the great presentation.  
#acres #locallyled
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๐Ÿ“ท Highlights from our visit to St. Brendanโ€™s NS, Muckalee! LAWPRO's David Rafter showed pupils kick samples taken from their local Blue Dot river and explained the importance of protecting its water quality. Their only homework? Tell the family all about it! ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’ง Muckalee National School

๐Ÿ“ท Highlights from our visit to St. Brendanโ€™s NS, Muckalee!

LAWPRO's David Rafter showed pupils kick samples taken from their local Blue Dot river and explained the importance of protecting its water quality.

Their only homework? Tell the family all about it! ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ’ง

<a href="/MuckaleeNS/">Muckalee National School</a>
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Do you care about the water quality in Connemaraโ€™s natural waters? ๐ŸŒŠ We are hosting two community information meetings in Connemara to discuss our upcoming water quality analysis in the area. ๐Ÿ‘‹ Come along and share your thoughts. Learn more: bit.ly/4jwYdP1

Do you care about the water quality in Connemaraโ€™s natural waters? ๐ŸŒŠ 

We are hosting two community information meetings in Connemara to discuss our upcoming water quality analysis in the area.

๐Ÿ‘‹ Come along and share your thoughts.

Learn more: bit.ly/4jwYdP1
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๐Ÿšจ Event reminder! Protecting & Restoring Connemara's Natural Waters! Our second community information meeting takes place at 7.30pm, 29th April. ๐Ÿ“ Ellis Hall, Connemara West plc, Connemara West Centre, Letterfrack, Co. Galway, H91 AH5K ๐ŸŽซ bit.ly/3YudMis All welcome!

๐Ÿšจ Event reminder! Protecting &amp; Restoring Connemara's Natural Waters! Our second community information meeting takes place at 7.30pm, 29th April.

๐Ÿ“ Ellis Hall, Connemara West plc, Connemara West Centre, Letterfrack, Co. Galway, H91 AH5K

๐ŸŽซ bit.ly/3YudMis

All welcome!
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๐Ÿ“ท Lough Mask on the Mayo-Galway border is a Blue Dot waterbody. ๐Ÿ”ต Blue Dots have the highest ecological quality of all our waters and often a greater diversity of species that are sensitive to pollution. Learn more: bit.ly/3GukJtE Waters of LIFE LIFE Programme

๐Ÿ“ท Lough Mask on the Mayo-Galway border is a Blue Dot waterbody.

๐Ÿ”ต Blue Dots have the highest ecological quality of all our waters and often a greater diversity of species that are sensitive to pollution.

Learn more: bit.ly/3GukJtE

<a href="/EUWatersofLIFE/">Waters of LIFE</a>  <a href="/LIFEprogramme/">LIFE Programme</a>
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We are thrilled to be getting involved in #BiodiversityWeek2025 in #Waterford! ๐Ÿ’ง ๐ŸŒฟ Walk & talk by the pristine Glasha River ๐Ÿ“… Tues, 20 May | ๐Ÿ•ก 6:30pm ๐Ÿ“ Glenpatrick Loop: bit.ly/44FPsOH Come along and learn why Blue Dot waters matter!

We are thrilled to be getting involved in #BiodiversityWeek2025 in #Waterford! ๐Ÿ’ง

๐ŸŒฟ Walk &amp; talk by the pristine Glasha River
๐Ÿ“… Tues, 20 May | ๐Ÿ•ก 6:30pm
๐Ÿ“ Glenpatrick Loop: bit.ly/44FPsOH

Come along and learn why Blue Dot waters matter!
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Tipperary County Council & Local Authority Waters Programme are seeking submissions for a public art piece on the Iveragh peninsula, to be installed before 1st Sept 2025. Budget: โ‚ฌ10,000-18,000 incl. VAT Deadline for Queries: 5pm, 30th May Deadline: 5pm, 13th June arts.kerrycoco.ie/arts-forms-funโ€ฆ

Local Authority Waters Programme (@watersprogramme) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐Ÿ“ข We are hiring a Community Funding Lead to join our growing team! This is a great opportunity to play a leading role in the delivery of our various funding schemes. ๐Ÿ“… Closing date: 4pm, 17th June. Find out more at lawaters.ie/careers #IrishJobFairy

๐Ÿ“ข We are hiring a Community Funding Lead to join our growing team!

This is a great opportunity to play a leading role in the delivery of our various funding schemes. 

๐Ÿ“… Closing date: 4pm, 17th June.

Find out more at lawaters.ie/careers

#IrishJobFairy
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๐ŸŽจ LAWPRO invites artists to submit proposals for a public art project on the Iveragh Peninsula in Co. Kerry. The artwork will aim to celebrate and raise awareness of blue dot waterbodies in the area. ๐Ÿ”ต ๐Ÿ”— Learn more: bit.ly/3SVeYbr

๐ŸŽจ LAWPRO invites artists to submit proposals for a public art project on the Iveragh Peninsula in Co. Kerry. 

The artwork will aim to celebrate and raise awareness of blue dot waterbodies in the area. ๐Ÿ”ต 

๐Ÿ”— Learn more: bit.ly/3SVeYbr
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๐Ÿ“ข Just a few days left to apply! We're hiring Catchment Scientists to join our busy team!๐Ÿ’ง ๐Ÿ•“ Deadline: 4pm, 5th June ๐Ÿ”— Find out more about the job, including how to apply at lawaters.ie/careers #jobfairy

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๐Ÿšจ Reminder! LAWPRO is holding a community meeting about water quality and water related issues in Listowel, Co. Kerry. ๐ŸŒŠ The event is free and everyone is welcome. ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ 10th June from 7.30-9.30pm ๐Ÿ“ Kerry Writers' Museum, Listowel, Co. Kerry, V31 RD93 Refreshments available โ˜•

๐Ÿšจ Reminder! LAWPRO is holding a community meeting about water quality and water related issues in Listowel, Co. Kerry. ๐ŸŒŠ

The event is free and everyone is welcome.

๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ 10th June from 7.30-9.30pm
๐Ÿ“ Kerry Writers' Museum, Listowel, Co. Kerry, V31 RD93

Refreshments available โ˜•
Local Authority Waters Programme (@watersprogramme) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We launched the LAWPRO Statement of Strategy 2025-2028 last week in DkIT. ๐Ÿ“ธ Anthony Coleman, LAWPRO Director of Services, is pictured with Eimear O'Keeffe, Averil Gannon and Wayne Trodd, our colleagues from Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage. ๐Ÿ”— Learn more: bit.ly/4dNqE9L

We launched the LAWPRO Statement of Strategy 2025-2028 last week in <a href="/DkIT_ie/">DkIT</a>. 

๐Ÿ“ธ Anthony Coleman, LAWPRO Director of Services, is pictured with Eimear O'Keeffe, Averil Gannon and Wayne Trodd, our colleagues from <a href="/DeptHousingIRL/">Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage</a>. 

๐Ÿ”— Learn more: bit.ly/4dNqE9L
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LAWPRO is holding a FREE community meeting about water quality and water related issues in the Fermoy Municipal District in #Cork.๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ“… 17th June โŒš 7:30-9:30pm ๐Ÿ“ Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, P67 Y206 โœ”๏ธ Everyone welcome! ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Register here: bit.ly/3FGucOH

LAWPRO is holding a FREE community meeting about water quality and water related issues in the Fermoy Municipal District in #Cork.๐ŸŒŠ 

๐Ÿ“… 17th June
โŒš 7:30-9:30pm
๐Ÿ“ Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, P67 Y206

โœ”๏ธ Everyone welcome! 

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Register here: bit.ly/3FGucOH
Blue Dot Catchments Programme (@bluedotwaters) 's Twitter Profile Photo

๐Ÿ”ตThere is still time to submit your proposal for a public art project on the Iveragh Peninsula in Co. Kerry. โณDeadline for Submissions: 5pm, 13th June Find out more: bit.ly/3FToR6E