Environmental Protection Agency

How to prepare for your county council water quality inspection

The EPA was assigned an enhanced enforcement role to oversee local authority water quality inspections under the Water Action Plan in 2024, in an aim to strengthen inspections.

NEWS 24 July 2026

How to prepare for your county council water quality inspection

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EPA reinstates North Cork’s discharge licence

EPA reinstates North Cork’s discharge licence

NEWS 24 July 2026

EPA pitches retirement eco schemes

EPA pitches retirement eco schemes

NEWS 22 July 2026

Radical 'green' retirement supports floated in EPA report

Radical 'green' retirement supports floated in EPA report

Radical 'green' retirement supports floated in EPA report

NEWS 22 July 2026

Farm inspections by local authorities up 66% in 2025

Farm inspections by local authorities up 66% in 2025

Farm inspections by local authorities up 66% in 2025

NEWS 22 July 2026

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Four investigations under way by IFI following fish kills

Four investigations under way by IFI following fish kills

Four investigations are under way by Inland Fisheries in counties Cork, Kerry and Galway following fish kills and suspected pollution.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Public consultation launched on food waste roadmap

Public consultation launched on food waste roadmap

The roadmap will outline actions to help Ireland reduce food waste and meet EU reduction targets by 2030.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Regenerative farming to reduce emissions must be considered – Green Party

Regenerative farming to reduce emissions must be considered – Green Party

The party has also criticised delayed publication of phase two of the land use review which could have a profound impact on farming’s contribution to Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Compliance complexities of AD

Compliance complexities of AD

Compliance requirements and the complex regulatory landscape facing the AD sector were discussed at length during the recent Biomethane Day conference, writes Stephen Robb.

RENEWABLES 17 June 2026

Teagasc urges farmers to act now to improve water quality

Teagasc urges farmers to act now to improve water quality

Non-compliance is primarily attributable to management practices rather than structural deficiencies on farms, director of research at Teagasc Pat Dillon said.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Editorial: water quality - more to do

Editorial: water quality - more to do

The EPA water quality report has been published for 2025, with room for improvement.

VIEWPOINTS 17 June 2026

43% of Irish rivers remain too high in nitrates - EPA

43% of Irish rivers remain too high in nitrates - EPA

Currently, there is no clear sign of long-term reductions in water nutrient levels, making it unlikely that we will see meaningful improvements in water quality anytime soon, the EPA has said.

NEWS 17 June 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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