The South Western RBD covers about one sixth of the country and it encompasses most of counties Cork and Kerry, parts of Limerick, South Tipperary and Waterford and all of Cork City. It is made up mainly of the catchments of the river Blackwater, the Lee, the Bandon, the Ilen, the Inny, the Maine and the Laune. It includes the Lakes of Killarney – Lough Leane, and much of Cork and Kerry coastlines (over 1,800 km), including Cork Harbour, Bantry Bay and Dingle Bay.
Contact Details of the South Western River Basin District Project Office are
South Western River Basin District
Tel: 021 4310467
Fax: 021 4809867
Email: info[at]swrbd.ie
Address: South Western River Basin District Project Office, 5 Eastgate Avenue Eastgate, Little Island, Cork
SWAN National and Local Groups operating in South Western RBD are:
- An Taisce
- Bat Conservation Ireland
- BirdWatch Ireland
- Coastwatch Europe Network
- Coomhola Salmon Trust
- Cork Environmental Forum
- 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
- Macroom District Environmental Group
- VOICE