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'Plastic is suffocating our ocean'- Irish adults admit to flushing these items down toilet

Ireland is the number one plastic waste producer in the European Union, with 65kg of plastic waste per person produced each year, according to research. Ireland is also the country with the fifth lowest recycling rate with an estimated two million ...

07 May 2025 at 11:14

National News

ALERT: Extreme weather events set to hit major Irish services and put human health at risk

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has highlighted two major issues that could hit Ireland in the next five years as a result of climate change. This comes as Ireland is set to miss its 2030 Climate Targets resulting in the imposition of ...

04 Jun 2025 at 17:18

Local News

Leitrim County Council among the lowest performers in environmental enforcement in 2024, EPA

Leitrim County Council was among the councils with the lowest environmental enforcement performance in the country in 2024, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ). Local authorities are tasked with delivering the National ...

25 Oct 2025 at 16:53

Northern Ireland

Vigilance urged after sighting of rare Asian hornet in Cork

The public has been urged to be vigilant after the sighting of a type of hornet which is extremely rare in Ireland. An Asian hornet was spotted in the Cork area last week. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) said there have ...

18 Aug 2025 at 15:26

Northern Ireland

Vigilance urged as quagga mussel discovered for first time in NI

The discovery of an invasive species of mussel for the first time in Northern Ireland will add further pressure to the “beleaguered” freshwater system, Environment Minister Andrew Muir has said. The first confirmed case of the quagga ...

15 Dec 2025 at 16:43

National News

LIVE: Nearly 40 illegal peat extraction sites causing 'catastrophic damage'

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a report on large scale illegal peat extraction in Ireland, where it discovered nearly 40 illegal sites nationwide. The 38 sites are across seven counties – Offaly, Kildare, ...

26 Jun 2025 at 12:34

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Leitrim town flagged by EPA for wastewater upgrade over pollution concerns

Environmental watchdog Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have released their Urban Wastewater Treatment report for 2024. It was found in the report that a town in South Leitrim has been listed as one of 34 priority areas ...

09 Oct 2025 at 14:44

National News

New figures show that over half of septic tanks in Ireland have failed inspection in 2024

News figures released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show that over half of septic tanks in Ireland failed inspection in 2024. Local authorities completed 1,390 inspections in 2024, with 56% of septic tanks ...

14 May 2025 at 08:38

National News

'Risk to public health' that raw sewage is still going into Irish waterways

There is a "risk to public health" because of raw sewage still going straight into Ireland's waterways without being treated. The rate at which it is happening has halved since last year but there are still 15 towns ...

09 Oct 2025 at 11:35

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