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🗣️ "It doesn’t really change your farming at all. If anything it enhances the whole thing." Local farmers in Kerry spoke about the benefits of Farming for Water funding on Ear to the Ground recently. Learn more: farmingforwater.ie Footage: @rte and @indiepicsIE

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Join us in watching the final episode of @10Things_ToKnow on Irelands conservation efforts on Monday 16th at 8:30pm on @rte. Our EPA-funded researcher Paulo Prodohl will dive into his research on environmental DNA testing to advance the protection of endangered species 🐟

📢Funding call: Catchment Support Fund 2025 is now open! This fund empowers community groups to grow their capacity to protect their local rivers, lakes, coastal areas and the surrounding environment. Read the guidelines to see if your group is eligible: tinyurl.com/3dxuds4m

1/3 No - she's not playing with a remote-controlled boat; she's using a remote-controlled 'Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler' (ADCP). Our hydrometric officers use ADCPs to measure river flows - they're especially useful for measuring larger rivers.

If you missed it, Mairead Shore, from our #FarmingForWater team, spoke to Darragh McCullough on last week's Ear to the Ground about the funding available to farmers. 📺 Watch it now on the @RTEplayer: tinyurl.com/57jpm83c 🔗 farmingforwater.ie @teagasc @DairyIndustryIE

Boost your farm's water quality with our #FarmingforWater funding 🌿💧 Get funding and guidance to optimise your farming practices and promote water quality. Your first step? A free farm visit from a Teagasc or ASSAP advisor. Start your journey at farmingforwater.ie 🌊

Dive into the beauty of Ireland's pristine Blue Dot waters. 🌊 From rivers to lakes and coastal waters, we all have a role to play in protecting these precious waters. 💧 📽️ Watch our film about Connemara's Blue Dots: tinyurl.com/4b85xbh9 @EUWatersofLIFE @GalwayCoCo

Don't forget to tune into Ear to the Ground tonight at 7pm on @RTEOne. 📺 Presenter Darragh McCullough visits Kerry to see the #FarmingForWater EIP in action, helping farmers to improve and maintain water quality. It will also be on the @RTEplayer afterwards if you miss it!

A full analysis of national annual nitrogen concentrations for 2024, using data from over 1500 monitoring stations from rivers, groundwaters and estuaries, will be published in 2025. The next 6-monthly update for the early insight indicator will be published in Q1 of 2025.

Although based on a limited number of monitoring stations, these data provide a good representation of nitrogen concentrations nationally, and are likely to reflect the overall situation for 2024.

The EPA has published an early insights bulletin into nitrogen levels in major rivers in Ireland for the period January to June 2024. These early insights are based on the nitrate levels for 20 representative river monitoring sites. epa.ie/publications/m…

1/5 Local authorities must effectively prioritise enforcement resources to protect and improve the #environment. Read ‘Local Authority Environmental Enforcement Performance Report 2023’ bit.ly/3ZAhsQ #EPAoee #Pollution

📢 Our Catchment Support Fund 2025 is now open! This fund empowers community groups to grow their capacity to protect their local rivers, lakes, coastal areas and the surrounding environment. Read the guidelines on our portal to see if you are eligible: tinyurl.com/3dxuds4m

Does your farm qualify for our #FarmingForWater funding? The initiative focuses on areas which require most attention to help restore and improve water quality. Contact your ASSAP or farm advisor, or email our team on info@watereip.ie. @teagasc @DairyIndustryIE

How can nature help protect us from floods?🌊 Don’t miss Episode 5 of @10Things_ToKnow on Monday Dec 2nd on RTE, featuring EPA Researcher @murphydarragh discussing nature-based solution for flood protection in Ireland! 💡 Tune in to hear about this insightful @EPAIreland Research

Our Blue Dot Catchments Programme aims to: 🔵 Generate awareness of our highest quality waters. 🔵 Turn awareness into action. 🔵 Highlight the need to protect these waters into the future. Read more this initiative in our Annual Report: tinyurl.com/ydtuzj8e @EUWatersofLIFE