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62% of Leitrim rivers have good or high water quality according to EPA

62% of Leitrim's rivers have a water quality of good or high according to figures released by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) this week. The Water Quality in Ireland Report for the period 2013-2018 shows the vast majority of Leitrim's ...

11 Dec 2019 at 16:00

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Grants for communities to improve local waters

Community Water Development Fund grants have been issued by the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO). Totalling some €510,000 in grants, the latest call has seen 182 successful applications for funding in 2022, including three from Co ...

13 Jun 2022 at 19:00

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Increased resources are needed to improve water quality

Farming organisations have support the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) call for more resources to be allocated to helping to improve water quality. IFA Environment Chairperson, Thomas Cooney, has called on Government to implement ...

02 Sept 2017 at 18:55

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Not enough evidence to reduce the derogation limit - IFA

IFA President Tim Cullinan told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture today that there is not enough scientific evidence to justify reducing Ireland’s nitrates derogation limit. He said the EPA’s ‘Water Quality monitoring report ...

29 Jul 2023 at 09:00

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Grant awarded for water quality project in Leitrim

Today, Tuesday, February 25 the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) is awarding €6600 to a project in Leitrim as part of its efforts to protect and restore water quality on behalf of Ireland’s 31 local authorities. In total, €1,...

25 Feb 2025 at 15:00

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EU will not renegotiate over nitrates derogation, says agriculture minister

The EU is “crystal clear” that there will be no renegotiation on the reduction of Ireland’s nitrates derogation, the agriculture minister has insisted. Charlie McConalogue has faced criticism from farming organisations, which have ...

19 Sept 2023 at 16:30

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EU will not renegotiate over nitrates derogation, says agriculture minister

19 Sept 2023 at 10:08

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Concern as just one Airbnb property in Leitrim complies with water quality laws

Airbnbs in Leitrim are being warned they could be in breach of the law on water quality checks. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is appealing to them - and Airbnbs across the country at large - to make themselves ...

30 Jul 2024 at 10:53

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New EPA report shows quality of drinking water continues to improve

The quality of Ireland's drinking water supplies continues to improve. That's according to comments made by an Irish Water spokeswoman following publication of the latest Drinking Water Report by the Environmental ...

07 Oct 2022 at 12:35

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Ireland referred to EU court over ‘insufficient’ efforts on water quality laws

Ireland has been referred to an EU court over its failure to adopt laws on protecting water quality, though the government argued it has already addressed the main issues. Despite new water quality powers being ...

26 Jan 2023 at 18:25

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Irish Water too slow at replacing lead pipes – EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency has criticised Irish Water for being too slow to replace lead pipes. The environmental group said that it will be 24 years before the lead pipes under Irish Water’s control ...

07 Oct 2022 at 01:01

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REVEALED: areas where drinking water quality is 'at risk' for almost 500,000 people

A total of 481,000 people are currently served by “at-risk” water supplies on the EPA’s Remedial Action List (RAL), up from 374,000 people in 2021 latest figures show. However, the quality of drinking water ...

01 Aug 2023 at 09:49

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