There was an amazing amount of interest in the online talk environmental water management expert Féidhlim Harty gave recently, entitled “Catch that raindrop!”

He gave us A LOT of information – so this recording (also on our YouTube channel) will help those who couldn’t make it on the day as well as those who would like to see details again!

We have also put links to all the resources Féidhlim mentioned on the page dedicated to our water projects: SustainableSkerries.com/water

Our thanks goes to the Local Authority Waters Programme aka LAWPRO – without you, this event would not have been possible!

For more on the Skerries Water Project, make sure to come to the Skerries Eco Festival Eco Night, Sat 28 September, when Féidhlim will be one of two speakers. (The other will be Philip Boucher-Hayes, RTÉ.) Féidhlim will be reporting on his work (also financed by LAWPRO) on nature-based solutions to run-off from hard surfaces like pavements and roads after heavy rain. 

Volunteer project manager and Sustainable Skerries committee member Helen Scullion writes: “These can help reduce localised flooding, and at the same time remove pollution from this water before it gets to our stream or bathing waters.  Since the solutions are nature-based, they also increase biodiversity. So it’s win-win-win!” Check our Festival page for more, or even better, subscribe to our newsletter (if you haven’t already) to make sure you’ll know when booking for that night opens.

And for now, sit back and enjoy the video!