8 August 2025
Water Forum publishes tender for public water consumer survey
The Water Forum is commissioning a national survey to determine views of public water consumers in relation to
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1 August 2025
Water Forum Newsletter No. 20 Summer 2025 is published
Please find our Newsletter covering our key outputs for the last quarter. In June, we visited Vartry Water
25 July 2025
Hosepipe ban in Tipperary, Cork, Waterford and Wexford until September
This week Uisce Éireann implemented a water conservation order (hosepipe ban) in Counties Cork, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford
18 July 2025
Survey finds 91% of people state healthy waterways are important
Water Forum Survey is published this week A Water Forum survey to measure public interest and understanding of
10 July 2025
Uisce Éireann launch a water conservation appeal
This week Uisce Éireann launched a water conservation appeal ahead of the forecast hot spell. They are asking
4 July 2025
Water Heritage Day, 24th August, provides an opportunity to organise an event to celebrate water
The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) are making €30,000 in grants available to community groups to organise a water-related
2 July 2025
EPA Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies is published today
Today, the EPA published its report on Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies for 2024. The report shows
27 June 2025
First Water Forum Youth Workshop held this week – Conversations about water
This week, the Water Forum held its first youth-focused workshop, titled Conversations About Water. The event provided an
20 June 2025
European Environment Agency releases country bathing water reports
The European Environment Agency state that 22,000 bathing water sites are monitored across Europe each season. 29 countries
13 June 2025
Members meet with Minister O’Sullivan
Water Forum members and team had a meeting with Minister O'Sullivan and department officials at the EPA Water
6 June 2025
EPA publishes the first National Climate Change Risk Assessment
Ireland’s first National Climate Change Risk Assessment was published this week. This study was undertaken by the EPA
30 May 2025
Case Study: Water Conservation in Ireland
The Water Forum is a stakeholder body with representatives from 16 different sectors and our role is to