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Water quality
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This week
14th April 2024 - 17th April 2024
Cork
Irish Water admits 'not meeting standards' after reports of orange liquid pouring from taps
Updated 15 Apr
22.8k
30
This year
2024
Fish Kill
IFI welcomes fine imposed on Irish Water for chemical discharges that killed 2,000 fish
29 Feb
10.2k
9
Agriculture
Irish farmers to hold rallies today in solidarity with protests by EU counterparts
Updated 1 Feb
22.9k
53
Dirty pipes
Eamon Ryan: No one anywhere in the country should have to buy bottled water
31 Jan
23.6k
77
Last year
2023
THE MORNING LEAD
Calls to expand government water testing as thousands flock for Christmas Day swims
Most bathing waters have not been tested by local authorities since September.
25 Dec 2023
16.2k
13
Water quality
Nitrates limit change to proceed as planned after Minister's meeting with EU Commissioner
23 Nov 2023
14.9k
169
all the elements
Councils told to 'prioritise' inspections for air, noise and water pollution
14 Nov 2023
7.5k
Voices
Dr Catherine Conlon: Sewage in our waterways has huge health and environmental consequences
Dr Catherine Conlon
28 Oct 2023
8.0k
17
nitrates derogation
Eamon Ryan: Ireland isn't going to 'change tack' on nitrates derogation
Updated 19 Sep 2023
20.3k
72
Agriculture
Taoiseach to seek meeting with EU Commission on nitrates derogation after meeting farmers
Updated 15 Sep 2023
29.3k
102
nitrates derogation
Farmer groups picket Agriculture Minister's meeting following nitrates cut
7 Sep 2023
16.3k
59
THE MORNING LEAD
EPA releases industrial water register for first time - but redacts almost 150 farm businesses
28 Aug 2023
22.4k
16
THE MORNING LEAD
Nearly 500,000 people receive drinking water from 'at-risk' public supplies
1 Aug 2023
22.5k
50
Water quality
Dozens more inspectors needed to tackle the 'wicked problem' of farm water pollution
18 Jun 2023
15.1k
48
Environment
'Extremely disappointing': Water quality in rivers and lakes fails to make upward strides
Updated 14 Jun 2023
13.8k
36
THE MORNING LEAD
Department of Agriculture pressured EPA not to release list of farms pumping from rivers
3 Jun 2023
35.6k
34
THE MORNING LEAD
EPA reveals Ireland's good and bad bathing sites as improvement continues
12 May 2023
18.2k
3
Water quality
Ireland referred to EU court over ‘insufficient’ efforts on water quality laws
26 Jan 2023
8.3k
12
All time
County Councils
Report: Here are the counties performing the best and worst on local environment issues
15 Nov 2022
20.7k
5
beefed up
Local councils hiring inspectors to target farms over pollution concerns
6 Nov 2022
19.2k
25
All Clear
Irish Water says supplies in Dublin and Wicklow safe to drink after reports of 'earthy' taste
5 Oct 2022
12.4k
19
Water quality
Irish Water investigates reports of 'earthy' drinking water in Dublin and Wicklow
3 Oct 2022
17.5k
3
Investigation
Concerns over data submitted by Wexford power plant to EPA
15 Aug 2022
26.4k
6
Water quality
EPA reveals Ireland's best and worst quality bathing sites
13 May 2022
45.1k
12
EPA
One in twenty private water supplies were contaminated with E. coli in 2020, EPA says
22 Feb 2022
11.2k
9
Water quality
Irish Water: Wexford incident 'a serious failure' and shows system 'no longer fit for purpose'
23 Sep 2021
12.6k
26
Balbriggan
Do Not Swim notice extended for 72 hours at north Dublin beach
9 Aug 2021
19.3k
7
Environmental Protection Agency
Water quality in almost half of Ireland's rivers and lakes deemed unsatisfactory
14 Jul 2021
13.9k
9
Voices
Opinion: Our water quality tests in Ireland are not good enough - the real picture is a lot worse
Professor Dearbháile Morris & Dr Liam Burke
Updated 11 Jun 2021
21.7k
11
Beaches
Here are the four bathing areas classified as having 'poor' quality water in Ireland
12 May 2021
67.0k
9
Water quality
Swimmers and surfers asked to take part in NUI Galway study to see if they have superbugs
10 Aug 2020
47.4k
0
Beaches
Here are the five bathing areas classified as 'poor' in Ireland
26 May 2020
99.4k
20
splish splash
Quiz: Can you name these Irish rivers from above?
15 Dec 2019
48.6k
19
Test the water
Dublin people are being asked to test water quality across the city using free kits
3 Sep 2019
17.7k
10
downstream
Water quality in Irish rivers and lakes is more often getting worse, not better
30 Nov 2018
10.1k
23
Yeah buoy
Did your local beach get a Blue Flag this year? Here's the full list
21 May 2018
40.1k
19
Water quality
Here are the best and worst beaches in Ireland to go swimming
16 May 2018
89.3k
35
Keeping it clean
In the 1980s over 500 Irish river sites were of pristine quality, now there are just 21
31 Aug 2017
17.8k
54
so fresh and so clean
Most of Ireland's beaches get an A+ for water quality. Is yours one of them?
5 Apr 2016
28.0k
18
Get Out
South Dublin and Salthill water not fit for swimming
9 Jul 2015
20.8k
16
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