14 July 2021 ‘Urgent and targeted action’ is needed to reduce nitrogen pollution in our waters, an EPA report has warned. The EPA Water Quality In 2020 published assessed the quality of Ireland’s waters and found they continue to be under pressure from human activities. High levels of nutrients, like Read more…
12 May 2021 Heavy rainfall presents a significant risk to improved bathing water quality, according to a new study from the Environmental Protection Agency. The report found that the quality of bathing water in Irish beaches improved across the country in 2020, but found that periods of heavy precipitation could Read more…
2 February 2021 Over the past couple of months, you might have heard quite a bit about water abstraction. So what exactly is it, why is it important, and why are we hearing lots about it? We wanted to find out – so we called up Dr. Elaine McGoff from Read more…
10 December 2020 Climate groups have warned that the recently published Ag Climatise roadmap will fail to deliver the necessary agriculture emission cuts. The blueprint for the largest emitting sector achieving climate neutrality was published yesterday by the Department of Agriculture and envisions a “climate neutral food system compatible with Read more…
12 November 2020 Raw sewage from 35 towns and villages are present in Irish waters and the vast majority of these areas are unlikely to receive treatment until after 2021, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The agency released its 2019 Urban Waste Water Treatment report today and stressed that Read more…
January 16th, 2020 Deficiencies in the construction of wells and inadequate local authority monitoring of private water supplies is jeopardising the health of one-fifth of the population, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned. According to a new EPA report on the quality of private water, supplies remain in poorer shape Read more…
December 10th, 2019 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned that the overall quality of Ireland’s lakes, rivers and estuaries is deteriorating, reversing all gains achieved in recent years. The EPA’s latest Water Quality report describes the quality of water in half of our river resources as “unsatisfactory”, while the Read more…
November 23rd, 2018 Fifty-one small private water supplies serving the likes of nursing homes, crèches and hotels tested positive for E. Coli in 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found. A new report on private water supplies from the watchdog warns that the quality of drinking water provided from Read more…
November 21st, 2018 Europe’s intensive agriculture strategy is affecting the EU’s drinking water quality, one of Europe’s leading conservation NGO has said. Birdlife Europe has said that Europe’s Current Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) is profit-driven, wasteful and focused on producing large crops while overlooking the safety of the bloc’s freshwater Read more…
August 1st, 2018 The European Commission has opened an infringement case against Ireland for failure to ensure drinking water for over 500,000 consumers is safe from a chemical linked to cancer and other health issues. Earlier this month, the Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Ireland for failing Read more…
