The Local Authority Waters Programme to hold community information meeting in Ashbourne 23rd April 2026.

 The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), working on behalf of Ireland’s 31 local authorities to protect and restore good water quality in rivers, lakes, estuaries, ground and coastal water, is holding a community information meeting about water quality and water related issues in the Ratoath Municipal District. 

Under Ireland’s River Basin Management Plan, LAWPRO works in areas where water quality requires protection or restoration. LAWPRO collaborates with other stakeholders in these areas, which are called Priority Areas for Action (PAAs), to implement targeted water quality improvements.

The community information meeting on Thursday, 23rd April in Ashbourne is being held to make more people aware of work to improve water quality in the Municipal District and to encourage as much engagement as possible with all stakeholders right across the community, including key agencies, special interest groups, voluntary, public and private sectors. 

Details of the meeting are as follows: 

• Ratoath Municipal District. 23rd April, 7:30–9:00pm. Pillo Hotel, Rath, Ashbourne, Co. Meath, A84 KR91

• To register for the event, visit the LAWPRO Eventbrite page.

Over the past number of years LAWPRO has been working in the area as part of the 2nd cycle River Basin Management Plan for Ireland. At the meeting LAWPRO experts will take you through the work that has been carried out in the 2nd cycle and what is being planned for the 3rd cycle Water Action Plan. There will also be opportunities for the public to ask questions and talk to members of the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme (ASSAP) and the LAWPRO Farming for Water European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project team. 

Ahead of the public meeting, Anthony Coleman, Director of Services with LAWPRO said: “As we are coming to the end of 2nd cycle work in the Ratoath Municipal District area and begin implementation of the new  Water Action Plan we would like to take this opportunity to welcome members of the public to come along and find out more about what’s happening in their local waterbodies and river catchments.  

We hope to engage as many people as possible at this meeting in Kildare and Meath because public participation and support is key to achieving water quality improvements. We would also like to thank all those whether in a voluntary or paid capacity, working in their local areas to help make a difference to their natural waters and the biodiversity that live in and around them.” 

The public meeting will begin at 7:30pm in Pillo Hotel Ashbourne and refreshments will be available. 

To find out more about the work of the Local Authority Waters Programme please visit: www.lawaters.ie