The 2025 UKILN Conference took place at Killarney, Republic of Ireland on 14-15 October 2025, bringing together professionals working across our lakes and stillwaters.

On this page you can find PDF copies of the presentations and sessions given at the event. They are embedded on the page in running order for ease of navigation.

For further information or if you are having difficulty accessing the resources please contact us.

Day one – Tuesday 14th October 2025

United By Lakes – Presentation 1 – Dan Hoare (Broads Authority)

Mirrors of Change – Presentation 2 – Professor Catherine Dalton

Lough Leane and Kerry Lakes, Deep Past – Presentation 3 – Ken Whelan

Lough Leane and Kerry Lakes, Road to the Present – Presentation 4 – Michael Boyce

Lough Leane and Kerry Lakes, View to the Future – Presentation 5 – Niamh Rogan

Killarney National Park – Presentation 6 – Eamonn Meskell

What Lough Leane means to the people – Presentation 7 – Mike Fleming

Lessons learned from Loch Leven and other Scottish Lakes – Presentation 8 – Dr Linda May

Restoring our Drinking Water Lakes – Presentation 9 – Mark Farrelly

Lough Neagh, The Story so Far – Presentation 10 – Dr Stephen Prentice

Lough Muckno – Presentation 11 – Patrick McCabe

Lough Feeagh Past Present and Future – Presentation 12 – Dr Elvira de Eyto

Freshwater biodiversity citizen science – Presentation 13 – Dave Wall

40 Years of Changing Waterfowl Use of Lough Leane – Presentation 14 – Áine Ní Shúilleabháin