💧 “The choice isn’t between farms and the environment; it’s between planning and paying.”
Dr. Jenny Lawler from the DCU Water Institute shares in her Irish examiner piece. Read more👉 www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

#DCUWaterInstituteAt10 #WaterQuality #DCU #Ireland

🌊 Meet Suganya, a “Rapid Detective” with the RESTART Project at DCU Water Institute. She’s developing faster methods to detect E. coli in bathing waters-reducing wait times from 18 hours to under 1. Safer swimming, stronger public health.

Full story👉 restart-sfi.ie/meet-the-sci...

#ResearchIreland

From mangroves to policy change, Thai coastal communities are innovating to fight erosion 🌊 Dr. Danny Marks’ research at DCU shows how local action can inspire global solutions.

👉Explore the study: www.dcu.ie/water/news/2...

#ClimateChange #CoastalResilience #WaterResearch #DCUWaterInstitute

We’re gearing up for #WaterBlitz2025 (Sept 26–28) 🌊💧
Last year, more than 100 Citizen Scientists collected water samples across Ireland, highlighting agriculture and wastewater as major pollution concerns.

Read about the 2024 findings and what’s next: www.dcu.ie/water/news/2...

#PERMOTOX #DCUWater

💧 We’re gathering final insights on Source Water Protection before our survey closes on 26 Sept, 2025.

If you work in water management, policy, or research, your voice can help shape practical solutions for cleaner, safer drinking water.

See the poster below 👇 to take part.

#WaterQuality #intoDBP

Meet Karthika, our "Bacteria Whisperer"! 🔬 She's developing a new biosensor for the #RESTARTProject at the #DCUWaterInstitute to revolutionize water safety and protect public health.

Read her full story: restart-sfi.ie/meet-the-sci...

#WaterResearch #MeetTheScientist #ScienceCommunication

✨ Excited to be part of @DCU’s #CultureNight!

Join us at the DCU Water Institute stall to explore the wonders of water-from tiny creatures like Daphnia to big ideas shaping our future.🌍💧

📅 Date: Friday, Sept 19th
📍 DCU St. Patrick’s Campus

Come for curiosity, leave inspired!💡
#ScienceForEveryone

🌊 Floods in Karachi impact women in ways often ignored by policy. DCU Water Institute PhD researcher Asma Yaqoob, supervised by Dr Danny Marks, highlights these hidden inequalities.

👉Read more: www.dcu.ie/water/news/2...

#DCUWaterInstitute #FloodResilience #GenderAndClimate #KarachiFloods

💧 We’re hiring!

DCU Water Institute is seeking an 18-month Research Assistant to join the Water4All project EcoTwin.

Focus:
🔹 Water resource management
🔹 Stakeholder engagement
🔹 Advancing sustainable solutions

📌 Apply: my.corehr.com/pls/dcurecru...
🗓️ Closing date: 10 Sept 2025

#DCU #EcoTwin

💧 Most Irish water users are unaware of bathing water monitoring. Our survey shows gaps in awareness and real health impacts. Change is needed.
🔹 88% swim year-round
🔹 62% unaware of Beaches.ie
🔹 23% had health issues

Read more: restart-sfi.ie/survey-finds...

#RESTARTProject #DCUWater #EPAIreland

💧 Ireland’s beaches are beautiful, but keeping them safe is a constant challenge.

Dr. Marcos Dias explains how the EU Bathing Water Directive monitors quality and how DCU Water Institute’s RESTART project is advancing rapid testing.

👉 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

#RESTARTProject #DCUWaterInstitute

💧 Algae blooms are impacting Ireland’s waters.

Benone Strand in County Derry was closed after high levels of blue-green algae were detected. Events like this highlight the importance of water quality monitoring and protecting freshwater and coastal ecosystems.

👉 Read: www.rte.ie/news/ulster/...

💧 Ireland’s reservoirs are under pressure after one of the driest Augusts on record.

In her latest RTÉ Brainstorm piece, Dr. Susan Hegarty of DCU Water Institute looks at how falling river flows affect water security and climate resilience.

👉 Read more: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

#DCUWater

Summer 2025 is a clear climate signal.

☀️ May was Ireland’s sunniest on record.
🌡️ July was warmer than average, says Met Éireann.
🔥 Nearly 1M hectares burned across Europe, five times more than 2024.

The trend is clear: the climate isn’t waiting. Nor should we.
🔗 www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

🌊 Why can’t we swim in the Liffey?

Dr. Jenny Lawler of the DCU Water Institute says stormwater, sewage & runoff keep the River Liffey off-limits. Could engineered river-fed pools be the solution?

🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6seb...
Explore: www.catchments.ie

#WaterQuality #Liffey #Dublin

🌊 Making the Invisible Visible

Dr. Isabel Cadena is uncovering hidden pollutants in Ireland’s coastal waters with DCU’s iSECURE project, helping protect marine ecosystems and guide policy.

Read more: www.dcu.ie/water/news/2...

#DCUWaterInstitute #iSECURE #MarineScience

🌊 Dublin Bay looks clean, but tiny pollutants like pesticides & pharmaceuticals may be hiding below.

🔬 DCU MSc researcher Patrick Sode is finding them and helping create sensors to track them in real time.

Read more: www.dcu.ie/water/news/2...

#WaterResearch #DublinBay #AquaBioSens #DCUWaterinst