Four Sligo water awareness events receive grant funding
The Sligo ChampionFour events in Sligo have been awarded grants totalling €1,450 by the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) under the Water Heritage Day Grants Scheme.
Under the grants scheme local communities and groups were invited to apply for financial assistance to support the delivery of events and initiatives celebrating Water Heritage Day on Sunday, August 24. Water Heritage Day celebrates water throughout Ireland, its history and heritage and our connections with it.
The projects approved for funding in Sligo are Lough Gara Catchment – Lough Gara Heritage Week Awareness event (€400); Ballisodare Fishing Club – Ballisodare StreamWatch (350); Sligo Bay Catchment River Trust – The Biodiversity and Heritage of Lough Gill Aboard the Rose of Innisfree Tour Boat (€300) and Ox Mountain Development Company Ltd – The Flow of Life (€400).
The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), working on behalf of Ireland’s 31 local authorities to protect and restore good water quality, has awarded a total of €30,665.25 in funding for 82 events in 24 counties under the ‘Water Heritage Day Grants Scheme 2025’.
Minister of State with responsibility for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD welcomed this announcement saying, “The Water Heritage Day Grants Scheme gives communities and groups across Ireland the opportunity to organise events that celebrate and raise awareness about their local waterbodies. This grants scheme is an investment in the protection and restoration of good water quality nationwide. It allows people to create connections with their rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands and coastal waters in new and innovative ways.”
Held in partnership with The Heritage Council, Water Heritage Day takes place as part of National Heritage Week 2025, which runs from August 16-24. The theme of Heritage Week 2025 is “Exploring Our Foundations”.