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Press Statement: Audit office report underscores The Rivers Trust’s concerns for water quality in Northern Ireland’s Rivers and Lakes

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust has highlighted the alarming findings of the Northern Ireland Audit Office’s comprehensive report on water quality in Northern Ireland’s rivers and lakes, published this week.

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Ireland river

Press release: New State of Our Rivers Report reveals alarming scale of freshwater crisis on the Island of Ireland

  • Matthew Woodard
This groundbreaking report marks the first time that data from both Northern Ireland and Ireland has been included, reflecting the organisation’s expanding presence in both members and project work and commitment to freshwater conservation on the island of Ireland.

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wetland in Ireland with peat moss in the foreground, water in midground, and fields and mountains in background.

Press Release: Buffer+: An Interreg NWE project focusing much needed attention on peatlands

  • Matthew Woodard
BUFFER+ is a new Interreg NWE-funded project that will run for four years through individual partner projects across five NW European countries (Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands). Each project aims to restore the capacity of peatlands to buffer water and carbon.

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pollution pouring from pipe into river

Press Statement: Response to the end of water companies self-monitoring sewage

  • Matthew Woodard
Our response to the announcement that water companies will no longer be monitoring themselves on sewage.

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rocky river running through a forest with overhanging trees

Press Statement: Response to the Office for Environmental Protection report — government not on track to meet nature targets

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust response to the recent Office for Environmental Protection report showing that the government is not on track to meet nature targets. 

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Wetland Ireland

Press Statement: The Rivers Trust announces innovative water stewardship project partnership in Ireland

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust is embarking on an exciting three-year partnership with Amazon Web Services and Meta in Ireland, initiating a dynamic collaboration to unearth opportunities and execute transformative, large-scale, nature-driven solutions.

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Water treatment

Press Statement: Response to BBC investigation on water company reporting of sewage pollution incidents

  • Matthew Woodard
Our response to the BBC investigation on water company reporting of sewage pollution incidents.

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Surfers against sewage water quality report

Press Statement: The Rivers Trust calls for real-time sewage alerts in Northern Ireland to protect waterways and public health

  • Matthew Woodard
The Rivers Trust supports the findings of the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) Water Quality Report for 2023, published today, which rings the alarm bell about the critical state of water quality management in Northern Ireland and Britain.

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Dead river fish

Press statement: The Rivers Trust raises concerns over slurry pollution that has killed hundreds of fish in Lough Neagh tributary

  • Matthew Woodard
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency confirmed it received a report via the Incident Hotline on 21st October at 17:16 of slurry in the Callan River near Keady.

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Urban waste water treatment

Press statement: The Rivers Trust calls for immediate action on wastewater discharges into Ireland’s rivers and coasts threatening public health and biodiversity

  • Matthew Woodard
Responding to the Urban Wastewater Treatment in 2022 report released yesterday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Rivers Trust is issuing an urgent call to action to protect Ireland’s rivers and coastal waters from pollution from untreated wastewater.

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