On March 10, 2022, officials from 10 State bodies sat down at their respective computers and logged onto a WebEx video conference, as they did every few months, for a meeting of the little-known Water Policy Advisory Committee. This meeting was different, however. Here, three representatives from the Local Authority Waters Programme (Lawpro), a national shared service for all 31 local authorities, laid out all its cards on long-held concerns over farm management of slurry and manure in 69 slides of a photo-heavy PowerPoint presentation. In it, they rattled through almost 50 cases raised by local authorities and Inland Fisheries…

Want to continue reading?

Introductory offer: Sign up today and pay €200 for an annual membership, a saving of €50.

Subscribe

Cancel at any time.

Are you already a member? .