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Discharge from Tipperary Co-op leaks into Arra River
Rachel Donovan
The EPA said that the co-op notified the authority on 7 May of an incident on site.
Majority of Ireland’s bathing waters of 'high standard'
The Environmental Protection Agency has published the Bathing Water Quality in Ireland report for 2023.
24 April 2024 News
Opposition to Mayo forestry planting by French firm
Locals claim that 50% of the lands at Craggagh, between Balla and Kiltimagh, is already planted to Sitka spruce and other conifers.
Public needs farmers and farmers rely on public support
Ray Ó Foghlú is concerned that without a new approach to engaging with the public, farming will become dangerously isolated.
‘Significant’ kill of up to 500 fish being investigated in Tipperary
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) became aware of the incident on Monday 15 April following reports from members of the public to its confidential phoneline.
17 April 2024 News
Airlines, power stations and cement factories among Ireland’s top polluters
A number of food processors and agri-food businesses also reported their emissions under the EU’s emission trading system.
5 April 2024 News
Legal action against poultry firm in Britain
Avara Foods has had legal action taken over pollution of a major rive in south west Britain
20 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Inspections protocol for Wexford farmers
The agreement governs how farmers will be notified of inspections, the grounds for requesting a delay where circumstances require one, and a report of the inspection to the farmer on the day.
13 March 2024 News
Tipperary County Council to inspect farms this week
Nitrates records may be examined by inspectors, as well as yards, drains and watercourses on farms.
4 March 2024 News
Uisce Éireann fined for fish kill in Clare river
The court heard that the vast majority of fish - including salmon, eels and trout - died from suffocation following a pollution incident. Gordon Deegan reports.
19 February 2024 News
Uisce Éireann pleads guilty to two charges linked to Clare fish kill
Uisce Éireann pleaded guilty to two water pollution charges put before it in Ennis District Court. Gordon Deegan reports.
State warns quashing nitrates plan would leave ‘legal vacuum’
If the High Court were to throw out the Nitrates Action Plan, farmers would be left with less regulation governing nitrates rules, the State has claimed.
15 December 2023 News