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Bad marks for Kildare wastewater treatment plant

The Osberstown wastewater treatment plant near Naas is just one of many Irish Water plants where improvements are need to resolve environmental priorities, according to an Environment Protection Agency report issued this week. The EPA Urban Waste ...

24 Oct 2017 at 16:59

National News

Govt expected to consider new targets for cutting carbon emissions

Proposals on new targets for cutting carbon emissions in key sectors of Ireland’s economy are likely to be put to Government in the coming weeks. It is hoped ministers will be able to agree so-called sectoral emissions ceilings ahead of the ...

20 Jun 2022 at 17:31

National News

Ireland needs to reduce emissions faster after targets missed, says minister

Ireland has been warned that it needs to make faster progress in cutting emissions after a report showed that a carbon reduction target was not met last year. Concern has been expressed by environmental groups in response to the latest ...

14 Jul 2023 at 17:33

Northern Ireland

Funding awarded for project to improve air quality across island of Ireland

A cross-border partnership aimed at tackling air pollution challenges across the island of Ireland has been awarded 6.5 million euro of funding. The impact of agricultural ammonia emissions on health and ecosystems will be among the ...

24 Jun 2025 at 16:06

National News

Minister defends Government’s climate policies to meet emission targets

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has defended the Government’s climate policies, saying it can meet its emission targets despite a report stating that Ireland will not reduce greenhouse gases emissions as set out under law. The ...

28 May 2024 at 17:08

National News

Taoiseach agrees on need to prevent ‘toxic goo lagoon’ in Wexford

The Taoiseach has agreed that action is needed to prevent the “unique” Lady’s Island Lake in Co Wexford from becoming a “toxic goo lagoon”. Lady’s Island Lake, the largest saltwater lagoon in Ireland, has turned green due to ...

18 Jun 2025 at 16:02

National News

Utility company acknowledges discharges of raw sewage ‘completely unacceptable’

The body in charge of wastewater, Uisce Eireann, has acknowledged it is “completely unacceptable” that raw sewage is spilling into more than 20 areas across Ireland. An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report published ...

26 Oct 2023 at 13:07

Local News

EPA prosecute company over Kildare odours

The Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that it has prosecuted a waste company following complaints over foul odours in Donaghcumper in Celbridge in May of last year. An EPA spokesperson confirmed that on March ...

29 Jun 2017 at 17:03

National News

Sixteen Irish towns and villages' sewage not connected to treatment plants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have accused Uisce Éireann of not taking swifter action on the high volumes of sewage emitted into seas and rivers every day in Ireland. In a report carried out by the EPA, raw ...

11 Oct 2024 at 08:22

National News

Greenhouse gas emissions lowest in three decades

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions last year were the lowest in three decades, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 6.8% in 2023, with reductions in almost all ...

09 Jul 2024 at 09:27

National News

Irish air quality met EU requirements in 2022 but not WHO guidelines

Irish air quality met EU requirements, but not WHO guidelines, a new report has noted. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual air quality report Air Quality in Ireland 2022, finds that air quality in ...

25 Sept 2023 at 00:01

National News

Latest climate data ‘smashes myth you can’t grow economy and reduce emissions’

Taoiseach Simon Harris has welcomed new data that showed Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions last year were the lowest in three decades. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that greenhouse gas ...

09 Jul 2024 at 10:21

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