Water resources management is a key issue in China's national governance. The investigation and management of water resources in Ireland is very distinctive， which has important reference significance for the governance of water resources in China. Therefore， this study selects Ireland water resources survey and management work as a case example， and investigates separately from the dimensions of water resources management mode， relevant legislation， water resources protection education， public participation mechanism， water resources survey and evaluation content and mechanism， and water resources major strategic plans. The results show that Ireland has rich experience in data informatization， visualization and data sharing， strategic planning， design and deployment， monitoring network construction， formulation of laws and regulations， water resources management and supervision， public education and participation mechanism construction. Combined with the existing problems of water resources management in China， the following suggestions are put forward： continue improving data information management and sharing water resources investigation and evaluation； paying attention to the formulation， layout and improvement of medium and long-term strategic planning of water resources investigation suitable for different perspectives， strengthening the implementation supervision and achievement evaluation mechanism construction of water resources investigation and evaluation， strengthening the education and publicity of water resources protection， and encouraging the public to participate in the whole process of water resources survey and management， hoping to provide reference for water resources survey and management in China.