Healthy Hydration for Dublin – Uisce Cliste Report Launched
Healthy Hydration for Dublin – Uisce Cliste Report Launched
The Healthy Hydration for Dublin Uisce Cliste report, was launched on 24th April 2025 by Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor in Cherry Orchard Football Club, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10.
It is a practical study into how increasing safe public drinking water and tailored education can support the health of those in disadvantaged areas and involved significant engagement with members of both Cherry Orchard Football Club and Ballyfermot United Football Club members. Cherry Orchard Football club also received the Uisce Cliste intervention which incorporated nine face-to-face education sessions for children, adolescents and adults, recommendations for the tuck-shop menu and educational materials.
Following introduction of the Uisce Cliste intervention, hydration-related knowledge and habits improved for children and parents by up to 16% and 18% respectively, over 900 litres of water were used and single-use waste decreased at the club by over 90% during the period of the study.
The report was a collaborative effort between RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin City Council, and the Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme, as part of the Dublin City Healthy Ireland Strategy 2022–2025, funded under the Healthy Ireland Fund. The research was commissioned by Joanna Kelly, Local Development Officer and Project Lead for the strategy’s design, planning, and implementation.
The findings highlight the importance of developing and implementing policies that guarantee access to safe, clean public drinking water and hydration education across all Irish communities.
Three YouTube videos were produced as part of the educational element of the project and it was great to have Irish International Jessie Stapleton who is herself a former Cherryorchard player contributing to the content.
The full report can be downloaded on the link above.