The Local Authority Water Programme (LAWPRO) has a team of 58 people operating from 13 separate Local Authority centres across the entire country. This team includes:
- 1 Director of Services
- 1 Project Lead (Catchment Assessment Team)
- 3 Coordinators
- 5 Catchment Managers
- 12 Community Water Officers
- 30 Catchment Scientists
- 3 Specialist Staff (Head Office)
- 1 Administration Manager (Head Office)
- 2 Administration Support Staff (Head Office)
The senior management team consists of Sean Keating, Director of Services, Carol McCarthy, Project Lead Catchment Assessment Team, Ray Spain, Coordinator based in Tullamore, Fran Igoe, Coordinator based in Clonmel and Bernie O’Flaherty, Coordinator based in Carrick-on-Shannon.
The five Catchments Managers who together oversee the work of the Catchment Assessment Team are; Martina Smith, based in Monaghan; Bernie White, in Galway; Margaret Keegan, in Dublin; Maeve Ryan, in Limerick; and Ruth Hennessy, in Clonmel.
Three specialist support staff are; Sheevaun Thompson, Funding Lead; Michael Pollard, IT and Administration; and Alan Walsh, Communications and Marketing Lead, all three are based at Head Office in Clonmel.
The 12 Community Water Officers and 30 Catchment Scientists operate from 12 different local authority centres across the country, as indicated on the map below.
You can contact the Head office in Clonmel by email to info@lawaters.ie or phone 0761 06 6230 . Individual contact details for some staff can be found below. The Catchment Assessment Team can be contacted via the Catchments Managers.
Community Water Officers contact details:
| Name | Base | Mobile | |
| James McVeigh | Donegal Town | 085 808 5603 | jmcveigh@lawaters.ie |
| Gretta McCarron | Carrickmacross | 085 808 5756 | gmccarron@lawaters.ie |
| Karen Kennedy | Carrickonshannon | 085 808 5495 | kkennedy@lawaters.ie |
| Michael Kane | Castlebar | 085 808 3064 | mkane@lawaters.ie |
| Catherine Seale | Galway | 085 808 5533 | cseale@lawaters.ie |
| Aoife McGrath | Navan | 085 808 3682 | amcgrath@lawaters.ie |
| Sinead Hurson | Dublin | 085 808 3725 | shurson@lawaters.ie |
| Ann Phelan | Kilkenny | 085 808 4067 | aphelan@lawaters.ie |
| Ruairí Ó Conchúir | Limerick | 085 808 3715 | roconchuir@lawaters.ie |
| Kieran Murphy | Cork | 085 808 3059 | kmurphy@lawaters.ie |
| Blaithin Ní Áinin | Tralee | 085 808 3716 | bniainin@lawaters.ie |
| Basil Mannion | Tullamore | 086 859 9514 | bmannion@lawaters.ie |
| Regional Coordinators | |||
| Name | Role | Mobile | |
| Bernie O’Flaherty | Coordinator | 087 205 3172 | boflaherty@lawaters.ie |
| Ray Spain | Coordinator | 087 985 6208 | rspain@lawaters.ie |
| Fran Igoe | Coordinator | 087 411 4206 | figoe@lawaters.ie |
| Specialist Staff | |||
| Name | Role | Mobile | |
| Alan Walsh | Communications and Marketing | 087 257 9713 | awalsh@lawaters.ie |
| Michael Pollard | IT and Office Admin | 087 219 4528 | mpollard@lawaters.ie |
| Sheevaun Thompson | Funding | 087 243 6804 | sthompson@lawaters.ie |
| Orla Kelly | Administration Manager | 085 8709578 | okelly@lawaters.ie |
| Catchment Assessment Team | |||
| Name | Location | Mobile | |
| Martina Smith | Border Team | 085 8030220 | msmith@lawaters.ie |
| Bernadette White | West Team | 085 803 0094 | bwhite@lawaters.ie |
| Margaret Keegan | East & Midlands Team | 085 8041003 | mkeegan@lawaters.ie |
| Ruth Hennessy | South East Team | 085 803 1064 | rhennessy@lawaters.ie |
| Maeve Ryan | South West Team | 085 802 5273 | mryan@lawaters.ie |