Irish Water has launched its plans for Engineers Week 2019 with an event in the West Kerry Gaeltacht.

Engineers Week, which runs from 02-08 March, is a week-long festival of events which aims to encourage students, their teachers and parents to explore the world of engineering and possibly consider a career in one of the varied engineering disciplines.

The West Kerry event saw over 100 pupils meet staff from Irish Water in Dingle Oceanworld. The pupils learned about the important role engineers and scientists play in safeguarding water resources for the future. In a series of interactive workshops and a tour of Dingle Oceanworld, they also learned how everyone can play their part in protecting the ocean environment and marine life by not flushing inappropriate items such as wet wipes or cotton wool buds down the toilet.

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Colm Ward, Media Specialist - Southern Region, said: "Irish Water is delighted to be promoting Engineers Week again this year, with staff visiting schools, hosting site tours and speaking about their careers in the water industry. This is a great opportunity to meet young people in our local communities and tell them about the work Irish Water is doing to fix our really old water networks and improve water and wastewater treatment to protect the health of generations to come.

"Engineering offers incredible opportunities for today's school leavers and having a strong base of trained engineers is essential for the development of Ireland as a society and economy into the future. We want to show people that the world of engineering is open to everyone - girls, boys, creative thinkers, curious minds, problem-solvers and leaders." 

(CM/JG)