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Minister Noonan wants to make water testing free for private wells
Noel Bardon
The Green Party minister stated that the test fees of around €200 should be covered for private drinking water wells.
21 August 2024 News
Oireachtas committee wants Taoiseach to lead derogation fight
The Oireachtas agriculture committee published recommendations on nitrates policy after hearing months of stakeholder concerns.
30 July 2024 News
More Irish people 'concerned' than 'alarmed' about climate change
EPA publishes ‘Climate Change’s Four Irelands’ analysis of the Irish population.
E coli limits breached in 5% of group water schemes tested in 2023
There were a total of 93 small private water supplies that were found to breach legal E Coli limits last year.
26 July 2024 News
EPA does not know how farmer action impacts water quality
Tipperary TD Jackie Cahill said that there is a serious gap in the whole system where we see an improvement in water quality but we are not able to ascertain the reason for that improvement.
17 July 2024 News
EPA cuts beef and sheep emissions estimates
The EPA revised beef and sheep sector emissions downwards from the previous emissions estimates.
17 July 2024 News
Why is Ireland an attractive country for renewables investment?
During 2023, an additional 0.6GW of new grid-scale renewable energy was installed across Ireland, which represents a tripling of the 0.2GW that was connected in 2022.
15 July 2024 Renewables
Farmer action helped cut emissions – Teagasc
The use of nitrogen fertiliser fell by 18% in 2023 compared with 2022, EPA data shows.
10 July 2024 News
The changing face of global food demand
Opportunities will be concentrated in Southeast Asia, with European demand flat over the next decade.
10 July 2024 News
Letter on the topic of climate neutral Ireland
"Climate neutral Ireland article" - David Moore, Glencash Farm, Co Cork
10 July 2024 Letters
Minister commits to review Dan Brennan's farm files
There is to be a fresh assessment of the case sought by the Minister for Agriculture.
10 July 2024 News
Measures to improve water quality must be implemented at scale - EPA
There must be “significant improvements” in nitrogen use efficiencies to reduce the nitrogen surplus, the Oireachtas committee on agriculture heard on Wednesday evening.
10 July 2024 News