23 November 2021 Air quality was above World Health Organisation guidelines for over 50 monitoring sites across the country in 2020, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. In its annual air quality report, the body found that while overall air quality was generally good there were some “worrying localised issues” Read more…
29 July 2021 Peat and wood burning accounted for the vast majority of particulate matter during air pollution events in Dublin, new research has revealed. Particulate matter are tiny particles suspended in the area, and primarily come from solid fuel burning and traffic. When inhaled, they present a number of Read more…
3 June 2021 Ireland’s failure to adhere to EU ammonia limits has been predominantly driven by the growth of the agriculture sector, according to the EPA. Ammonia is one of the gases that falls under the National Emissions Ceilings (NEC) Directive which sets to reduce national emissions for five Read more…
25 November 2020 The state must pursue a national environmental policy that incorporates the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and water and air quality, the EPA said today. In their over 400-paged State of the Environment report, the body warned that the outlook for Ireland’s environment is not “optimistic”. “The overall Read more…
April 3rd, 2020 Coronavirus is hiding in plain sight. The idea of an illness-prompting, tiny particle, invisible to our eyes may sound novel and frightening to some. For scientists and ecological researchers, specialising in air pollution; however, this is nothing new. Air polluting particles have been undermining our health in Read more…
August 31st, 2019 Activists are currently blocking Lower Liffey Street and preventing access to motor traffic in a bid to highlight the capital’s transport-linked air pollution problems. The organisers said that the campaign aims to highlight Ireland’s “extremely poor record” on air pollution and to demonstrate the benefits of opening Read more…
November 23rd, 2018 Air pollution is reducing life expectancy by nearly two years, a new pollution index has revealed. The new index from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago describes air pollution as a more significant threat to human lives than smoking and even war. According to Read more…
September 14th, 2018 The burning of biomass fuels in Irish homes is leading to “extraordinarily” high levels of air pollution, a new Irish-led study has found. The study led by NUI Galway found Particulate Matter (PM2.5) – smog, smoke and haze particles smaller than 2.5 microns –in excess of World Health Read more…
September 13th, 2018 Most European Union countries are failing to meet the bloc’s air quality standards, a new report has revealed. The report released this week by the European Court of Auditors (ECA), the bloc’s financial watchdog, shows that exposure to high levels of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ground-level Read more…
August 3rd, 2018 A complaint from an Irish environment group has led Northern Irish authorities to examine the potential for cross-border environmental and health impacts in the expansion of pig farming. Friends of the Irish Environment raised the issue earlier this year, writing to the Causeway Coast and Glens Council Read more…
