The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) has a team of 59 people operating from 13 separate Local Authority centres across the entire country. This team includes:
- Director of Services
- 1 Project Lead (Catchment Assessment Team)
- 3 Coordinators
- 5 Catchment Managers
- 13 Community Water Officers
- 31 Catchment Scientists
- 3 Specialist Staff (Head Office)
- 1 Administration Manager (Head Office)
- 2 Administration Support Staff (Head Office)
The senior management team consists of Karl Cashen, 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; Gary O’Connell, based in Donegal; 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 13 Community Water Officers and 31 Catchment Scientists operate from 13 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
| Name | County | Mobile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James McVeigh | Donegal | 085 808 5603 | jmcveigh@lawaters.ie |
| Ben Malone | Louth Cavan Monaghan | 085 802 1397 | bmalone@lawaters.ie |
| Karen Kennedy | Sligo Leitrim Longford | 085 808 5495 | kkennedy@lawaters.ie |
| Dónal O’Keefe | Wicklow Kildare | 085 870 0126 | dokeefe@lawaters.ie |
| Conor Ruane | Galway South Roscommon | 085 808 3059 | cruane@lawaters.ie |
| Aoife McGrath | Meath Kildare | 085 808 3682 | amcgrath@lawaters.ie |
| Thomas Carolan | Dublin Meath | 085 871 6896 | tcarolan@lawaters.ie |
| Ann Phelan | Carlow Kilkenny Waterford Wexford | 085 808 4067 | aphelan@lawaters.ie |
| Ruairí Ó Conchúir | Clare Limerick North Tipperary | 085 808 3715 | roconchuir@lawaters.ie |
| Breda Moriarty | Kerry | 085 882 0848 | bmoriarty@lawaters.ie |
| Catherine Seale | Cork | 085 808 5533 | cseale@lawaters.ie |
| Tom Carolan | Mayo North Roscommon | 085 870 9612 | tomcarolan@lawaters.ie |
| Basil Mannion | Offaly Westmeath Laois | 086 859 9514 | bmannion@lawaters.ie |
| Sheevaun Thompson | South Tipperary | 087 243 6804 | sthompson@lawaters.ie |
Regional Coordinators
| Name | Role | Mobile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol McCarthy | Project Manager, Catchment Assessment | 085 804 7800 | cmcarthy@lawaters.ie |
| 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 |
| Orla Walsh | Administration Manager | 085 870 9578 | okelly@lawaters.ie |
| Michael Pollard | IT and Office Admin | 087 219 4528 | mpollard@lawaters.ie |
| Sheevaun Thompson | Funding | 087 243 6804 | sthompson@lawaters.ie |
Catchment Management Team
| Name | Region | Mobile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary O Connell | Border Region | 085 870 9576 | goconnell@lawaters.ie |
| Bernadette White | Western Region | 085 803 0094 | bwhite@lawaters.ie |
| Margaret Keegan | Midlands and East | 085 804 1003 | mkeegan@lawaters.ie |
| Ruth Hennessy | South East Region | 085 803 0164 | rhennessy@lawaters.ie |
| Maeve Ryan | South West Region | 085 802 5273 | mryan@lawaters.ie |