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EPA: Local authorities need to carry out more farm inspections

Environment

2 days ago

EPA: Local authorities need to carry out more farm inspections

Local authorities must carry out more farm inspections and follow-up enforcement, according to the...

Sligo County Council to conduct farm inspections in river catchments

Rural Life

5 days ago

Sligo County Council to conduct farm inspections in river catchments

Sligo County Council has notified landowners and farmers within certain river catchment areas of...

All stakeholders 'need to redouble efforts' to protect water quality

Environment

11 days ago

All stakeholders 'need to redouble efforts' to protect water quality

It is "clear" that all stakeholders including farmers "need to redouble their efforts" to protect...

Environmental groups call for stronger measures on waterways

Environment

11 days ago

Environmental groups call for stronger measures on waterways

A coalition of 25 Irish environmental groups has urged the government to implement "stronger, more...

Nitrate levels decrease in 39% of river sites but 'too high' in 44%

Environment

12 days ago

Nitrate levels decrease in 39% of river sites but 'too high' in 44%

Concentrations of nitrates decreased in 39% of river sites over the period 2019 to 2024 compared to...

Environment

15 days ago

Study: Funding schemes needed for sustainable peatland management

New research prepared for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that financial...

Study: Funding schemes needed for sustainable peatland management

Environment

15 days ago

EPA urban wastewater report 'makes for grim reading' - ICMSA

The report this week from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) into urban wastewater treatment...

EPA urban wastewater report 'makes for grim reading' - ICMSA

Environment

17 days ago

59% of urban water treatment plants fail to meet licence standards

59% of Ireland's urban water treatment plants failed to consistently meet standards set out in...

59% of urban water treatment plants fail to meet licence standards

Environment

about 1 month ago

Social Democrats urge govt to put a nitrates derogation 'Plan B' in place

The government has been urged to take "the blinkers off" and prepare for a future without the...

Social Democrats urge govt to put a nitrates derogation 'Plan B' in place

Video

about 1 month ago

Taoiseach on EPA figures for nitrates derogation #Ploughing2025

Our reporter Aisling O'Brien asked Micheál Martin if he has any concerns regarding Environmental...

Taoiseach on EPA figures for nitrates derogation #Ploughing2025

Environment

about 1 month ago

EPA: 'Swift action' could quickly reverse rising nitrogen levels in waterways

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has voiced concern after new data showed a sharp rise in...

EPA: 'Swift action' could quickly reverse rising nitrogen levels in waterways

Environment

about 1 month ago

New EPA data shows 'need to double down' on water quality efforts - Taoiseach

New data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "speaks to the need to double down on the...

New EPA data shows 'need to double down' on water quality efforts - Taoiseach

Video

about 1 month ago

Water quality panel discussion #Ploughing2025

On our live panel, we heard from experts Jenny Deakin from Enviromental Protection Agency, Mairead...

Water quality panel discussion #Ploughing2025

Environment

about 1 month ago

EPA reports increase in nitrogen levels at 20 'representative sites'

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that average nitrogen concentrations across...

EPA reports increase in nitrogen levels at 20 'representative sites'

Agri-Business

about 1 month ago

DAFM plans to extend farm hazardous waste collections

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is planning to expand trial collections...

DAFM plans to extend farm hazardous waste collections

Environment

about 2 months ago

Dooley warns against speculation over 'causes' of Blackwater fish kill

Minister of State with responsibility for Fisheries and the Marine, Timmy Dooley, has urged people...

Dooley warns against speculation over 'causes' of Blackwater fish kill

Environment

about 2 months ago

North Cork Creameries says it is 'not the cause' of the Blackwater fish kill

North Cork Creameries has said there "is nothing at any level of concentration or content in the...

North Cork Creameries says it is 'not the cause' of the Blackwater fish kill

Dairy

about 2 months ago

North Cork Creameries found to be 'non-compliant' with discharge licence - EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found North Cork Co-Op Creameries to be "non-compliant"...

North Cork Creameries found to be 'non-compliant' with discharge licence - EPA

Environment

about 2 months ago

600 farmers dispose of 'almost 95t of hazardous waste' in trial - EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today (Thursday, August 28) published its report on...

600 farmers dispose of 'almost 95t of hazardous waste' in trial - EPA

Rural Life

2 months ago

Study: Farmers feel 'shut out' from climate action

The main barriers to sustainable farming practices in Ireland are practical and social factors,...

Study: Farmers feel 'shut out' from climate action

Agri-Business

2 months ago

'No causal link' between milk processing and Blackwater fish kill

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that "no causal link" has been found between...

'No causal link' between milk processing and Blackwater fish kill

Environment

3 months ago

EPA updates tools to target agri measures to protect water quality

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published updated evidence to support the targeting...

EPA updates tools to target agri measures to protect water quality

News

3 months ago

Over 1,000 conditionality inspections took place in 2024 - DAFM

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has reported that a total of 1,105...

Over 1,000 conditionality inspections took place in 2024 - DAFM

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