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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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Good barley, good weather and a good rotation

Good barley, good weather and a good rotation

CROPS 15 July 2026

Yield watch: sparse wheat crop has rallied and looks excellent

Yield watch: sparse wheat crop has rallied and looks excellent

CROPS 1 July 2026

Teagasc urges farmers to act now to improve water quality

Teagasc urges farmers to act now to improve water quality

Teagasc urges farmers to act now to improve water quality

NEWS 20 June 2026

Growing interest in slurry separation for better nutrient use

Growing interest in slurry separation for better nutrient use

Growing interest in slurry separation for better nutrient use

NEWS 12 June 2026

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Top non-compliances in farm inspections revealed

Top non-compliances in farm inspections revealed

In 2025, 43% of farms across Ireland failed water quality inspections carried out by local authorities.

NEWS 10 December 2025

43% of farms fail water quality council inspections

43% of farms fail water quality council inspections

Local authorities carried out 1,280 follow-up inspections, which was double on the previous year, with 48% found to be compliant.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Tackling challenges on this Wexford farm

Tackling challenges on this Wexford farm

A recent visit to Don Somers farm placed an emphasis on soil health and simple moves to improve it writes Conor Kehoe.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Watch: drone spraying to feed wet wheat in Wexford

Watch: drone spraying to feed wet wheat in Wexford

Yield Watch is a new video series where we will follow a crop of winter wheat in Co Wexford, which Isaac Wheelock is hoping for high yields on.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Illegal slurry spreading reported to councils

Illegal slurry spreading reported to councils

County councils across the country are reporting isolated breaches of the nitrates regulations during the 2025-2026 closed period.

NEWS 10 December 2025

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

FSS1 and FSS2: What NI farmers must do to stay compliant in 2026

Natasha Ferguson looks at the main requirements in the first two new farm sustainability standards

NORTHERN IRELAND 10 December 2025

An Coimisiún Pleanála green lights 98,000t AD plant in former Lisheen Mine

An Coimisiún Pleanála green lights 98,000t AD plant in former Lisheen Mine

Local landowners have lost their appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála in an attempt to overturn Tipperary County Council’s decision to grant permission for the plant.

NEWS 10 December 2025

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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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