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Government gives 700,000 euro to tackle pollution at saltwater lagoon

The Government has allocated 700,000 euro to Wexford County Council to restore the ecological condition of a lake that has turned green. Lady’s Island Lake, the largest saltwater lagoon in Ireland, has turned green due to the level of algae ...

21 Nov 2025 at 14:04

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Dundalk river estuary one of only three nationally to fail key water quality marker

The Castletown River Estuary in Dundalk is one of only three water bodies in the country to be assessed as having exceeded healthy phosphate thresholds according to a new report released today. The Water Quality in 2022 Report compiled by ...

18 Jun 2023 at 16:00

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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 signed into law a day ...

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 are replaced, based on ...

07 Oct 2022 at 01:01

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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 10:08

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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 Protection ...

07 Oct 2022 at 12:35

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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 from public ...

01 Aug 2023 at 09:49

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EU will not renegotiate over nitrates derogation, says agriculture minister

19 Sept 2023 at 16:30

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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 ...

26 Oct 2023 at 13:07

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