{"id":1108,"date":"2022-05-10T15:29:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T14:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2022-05-16T10:15:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T09:15:45","slug":"minister-noonan-launches-eu-waters-of-life-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/ga\/minister-noonan-launches-eu-waters-of-life-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Noonan launches EU Waters of LIFE project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lead\">\n<p>The EU Waters of LIFE Integrated project was officially launched by Malcom Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform on Friday 29th April in Deebert House Hotel, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick.\u00a0 The event was attended by a wide range of stakeholders from around the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1108 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Minister-Noonan-speech.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lozad\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Minister-Noonan-speech-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Minister-Noonan-speech-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Minister-Noonan-speech-768x613.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Minister-Noonan-speech.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Minister-Noonan-speech-300x240.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-912'>\n\t\t\t\tMinister Noonan launching the Waters of Life project\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WAN-LAWPRO-WoL-Minister.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lozad\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WAN-LAWPRO-WoL-Minister-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WAN-LAWPRO-WoL-Minister-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WAN-LAWPRO-WoL-Minister-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WAN-LAWPRO-WoL-Minister.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WAN-LAWPRO-WoL-Minister-300x200.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-913'>\n\t\t\t\tDerek McLouhglan (Wild Atlantic Nature IP), Karl Cashen (LAWPRO), Bernie White (LAWPRO), Anne Goggin (Waters of LIFE IP and Minister Malcolm Noonan at the official project launch.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Following the official launch by Minister Noonan, attendees were taken on field trips in the local area.\u00a0 The Ballyhoura Development staff led one field trip, which took participants along the Molanna River walk, which runs beside the Keale River from Ballyorgan in Co. Limerick to Darragh in Co. Cork.\u00a0 This is a beautiful walk that was developed by Ballyhoura Development group in partnership with local landowners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1108 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-1.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lozad\" alt=\"Molanna River Walk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-1-300x200.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-2.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lozad\" alt=\"Molanna River Walk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/River-walk-2-300x200.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div><\/div>\n<p><em>Attendees enjoying the Molanna River walk, led by the Ballyhoura Development Group<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The second field trip took participants to two unmonitored sites in the headwaters of the River Loobagh to examine the instream biology.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1108 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-1.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lozad\" alt=\"Loobagh Catchment\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-1-300x225.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-918'>\n\t\t\t\tMinister Noonan with Ecologist Cormac McConiglely and Blue Dot Programme Manager Bernie White at the Loobagh Field Trip\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-2-rotated.jpg'><img width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lozad\" alt=\"Loobagh Catchment\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-2-rotated-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-2-rotated-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-2-rotated-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-2-rotated-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Loobagh-Catchment-2-rotated-225x300.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-926'>\n\t\t\t\tProject ecologist Cormac McConigley explains what the instream biology tells us about the quality of the river water. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>To celebrate the links between our environment and our cultural heritage, a social event was held in advance of the launch on the evening of 28th April.\u00a0 Attendees were treated to a wonderful evening of songs, stories, tunes, dances and puppetry celebrating our natural environment.\u00a0 They were taken on a musical journey along the rivers of Ireland &#8211; starting in the Liffey and ending up on the banks of the Lee.\u00a0 You can view a video of the launch on our YouTube channel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WQVcgM-9X8E&amp;t=7s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WQVcgM-9X8E&amp;t=7s<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1108 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Musicians.jpg\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lozad\" alt=\"Musicians\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Musicians-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Musicians-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Musicians.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Musicians-300x225.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-914'>\n\t\t\t\tLiam Flanagan (Fiddle), Muireann NicAmhlaoibh (Flute) and Se\u00e1n O Fearghaill (Concertina).\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Puppeteer-1.jpg\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"238\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium lozad\" alt=\"Puppeteer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Puppeteer-1-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Puppeteer-1.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.watersoflife.ie\/app\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Puppeteer-1-300x238.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-933'>\n\t\t\t\tArtist and Puppeteer Des Dillion and one of his Amazing Creatures.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The EU Waters of LIFE Integrated project was officially launched by Malcom Noonan TD, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform on Friday 29th April in Deebert House Hotel, Kilmallock, 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