Communities Caring for Water 2021

9.30am: Welcome and keynote address

• Mark Lloyd, The Rivers Trust
• Ray Spain, LAWPRO
• Keynote by Ella McSweeney
• Alan Walsh, LAWPRO

10:15am: Getting started – forming new groups

• Jack Rogers, Boyne Rivers Trust
• Cathy Lee, Friends of the Ahare River
• Q&A

11.00am: Supporting and learning from each other

• Liz Gabbet, Maigue Rivers Trust
• Michael O’Connor, IRD Duhallow
• Liam Lysaght, NBDC and Fran Igoe, LAWPRO
• Q&A

12:00pm: Break

12.15pm: Landscape-scale action for rivers and biodiversity

• Gary Smyth, Moy Rivers Trust
• Kaethe Burt- O’Dea, Bí-Urban
• Q&A

13:00pm: Planning for success in river projects

• Trish Murphy, Inishowen Rivers Trust
• Colm Gallagher, Cloughaneely Angling Association
• Q&A

13.45pm: Launch of Community Water Development Fund 2022

• Sheevaun Thompson, LAWPRO

13.50pm: Closing remarks

• Ann Phelan, LAWPRO

Please note: This agenda may be subject to change.

Pre-recorded talks available to view on demand

Getting started

• Michael Waldron, Tuam Tidy Towns
• Keith Scanlon, Delgany Tidy Towns

Landscape-scale action for rivers and biodiversity

• Mark Horton, Ballinderry Rivers Trust

Planning for success in river projects

• Ken Whelan, East Wicklow Rivers Trust

Public Consultation on the Draft River Basin Management Plan

• For a summary of the Draft River Basin Management Plan and to make your submission check out the virtual consultation room https://drbmp-vcr.ie/