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Thurles student wins sustainable farming award at BT Young Scientist

Luke Blackwell won the award for his project ‘A novel approach to regenerative agriculture through the use of Comfrey as a sustainable soil enhancer’.

14 January 2025 CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Three dairy processors feature on EPA priority list over 'discharges to water'

The list names industrial or waste plants deemed by the EPA to be a priority for enforcement, due to a poor track record of compliance with their industrial license.

12 November 2024 CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
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NIEA not keen on replacement sheds

Ammonia emissions are already at "super high levels" NIEA officials told MLAs at Stormont

30 October 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND

'Not feasible' to put date on Uisce Éireann wastewater compliance with law

Over half of licensed treatment plants discharge wastewater that does not always meet the standards set in wastewater discharge licences to protect the environment, an EPA found last week.

18 October 2024 CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Uisce Éireann ordered to pay over €6,000 for pollution of Sligo river

Uisce Éireann has been prosecuted following the discharge of poorly treated sewage into the Owengarve River.

18 October 2024 NEWS
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Tipperary Co-op ordered in court to pay €7,170 for River Ara pollution

Tipperary Co-op was found to have permitted or caused a harmful a discharge into the River Ara near Tipperary town.

14 October 2024 NEWS

'No plans' to stop rural dwellers burning turf - Department

Rural dwellers will still be able to burn turf as a form of solid fuel.

12 October 2024 NEWS

Drennan hits out at ‘double standards’ on water pollution

ICMSA president claims that the State and Uisce Éireann have adopted a 'sure these things happen' attitude to water pollution incidents.

11 October 2024 NEWS

Wastewater discharges a significant pressure on water quality – EPA

The EPA has said that two decades is too long to wait to fix Ireland’s deficient wastewater treatment plants.

11 October 2024 CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT