North Western International River Basin District

The North Western International River Basin District (IRBD) encompasses all of County Donegal, large parts of Fermanagh, Cavan, Londonderry, Monaghan and Tyrone, significant areas of Leitrim and Longford and a small portion of Sligo. It comprises catchments of the rivers Foyle, Erne and Swilly, lakes Erne (Upper and Lover), Melvin, Macnean and Swilly. It also encompasses coastline of County Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo and County Londonderry/Derry in Northern Ireland; and all the groundwater of the region

Contact Details of the North Western River Basin District Project Office are

North Western International River Basin District Project Office
Project Coordinator: Dr. Tony McNally
Email: TmcNally[at]donegalcoco.ie
Phone: 074-9161927
Address: NS SHARE Project Office, RPS Kirk McClure Morton, Enterprise Fund Business Centre, Ballyraine, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Website: www.nwirbd.com

SWAN National and Local Groups operating in North Western IRBD are:

• An Taisce
• Bat Conservation Ireland
• BirdWatch Ireland
• Coastwatch Europe Network
• Coomhola Salmon Trust
• ECO-UNESCO
• Friends of the Earth
• Friends of the Irish Environment
• Irish Doctors’ Environmental Association
• Irish Peatland Conservation Council
• Irish Seal Sanctuary
• Irish Water and Fish Preservation Society
• Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
• Irish Wildlife Trust
• Save the Swilly
• VOICE