
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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http://lawaters.ie/blue-dot-programme/ 05-05-2023 10:03:53
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๐ธGreat photos of the recent #WorldWaterDay event at Lough Lene, Westmeath ๐ง 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 ๐


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





๐ง LAWPRO awards over โฌ800,000 to support community groups involved in water quality management.๐ง Under the Catchment Support Fund 2025, LAWPRO has awarding funding to 40 community groups in 19 counties. ๐ Find out more: bit.ly/3XQMBhw Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage Christopher OโSullivan TD



๐ท Highlights from our visit to St. Brendanโs 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! ๐๐ง Muckalee National School




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



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: โฌ10,000-18,000 incl. VAT Deadline for Queries: 5pm, 30th May Deadline: 5pm, 13th June arts.kerrycoco.ie/arts-forms-funโฆ




We launched the LAWPRO Statement of Strategy 2025-2028 last week in DkIT. ๐ธ 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. ๐ Learn more: bit.ly/4dNqE9L


