Government's water action plan 'too little, too late', say environmental groups

Sinéad O’Brien, co-ordinator of SWAN, said: 'We’ve been at this 24 years now and water quality isn’t improving'

A new water action plan launched by the Department of Housing and Local Government is not ambitious enough to reverse the declining quality of Irish rivers, lakes, and coastal waters, an environmental NGO has warned.

The Water Action Plan 2024 was launched by Minister Malcolm Noonan in Thomastown, Co Kilkenny on the banks of the River Nore on Thursday.