In 2015 and as part of the Wild Atlantic Way Operational Programme, Fáilte Ireland prepared an Environmental Surveying and Monitoring Strategy. The purpose of this was to work with and demonstrate to our stakeholders and partners that we are committed to the sustainable development of the Wild Atlantic Way, and to be able to pre-empt and avoid environmental effects in the future should they occur.
An external monitoring group comprising local authorities, community development groups, environmental groups, agencies and departments has been set up to oversee and guide the monitoring programme over the lifetime of the operational programme 2015-2019.
Building on the success of the WAW environmental monitoring programme which ran from 2015-2019, Fáilte Ireland expanded the programme to a national level from 2021 including a range of sites located in all of Fáilte Ireland’s regional areas; The Wild Atlantic Way, Irelands Hidden Heartlands, Ireland’s Ancient East, and Dublin. The results of the monitoring programme can be downloaded below.