The National Priority Sites list for Q2 2025 includes eight sites, including two sites from the Chemical Sector and four from the Waste sector. This list helps EPA target enforcement at licensed sites with the poorest environmental performance:

We are #hiring a Programme Manager, Research and Evidence. An exciting career opportunity to join our senior management team & oversee the development & communication of research on Ireland’s environment. Salary starts at €104k, deadline is August 11:

#Hydrology Bulletin: June was warm overall w/rain above avg in most places, driest in the south. 37% of avg river flows were above long-term normal range, w/increases mainly in the east. In the south, flows were in the normal/below normal long-term range.

6/6: 🏡 Heating of homes & buildings increased by 5.6% due to a colder winter and increased use of fossil fuels. In the Residential sector, this increase follows two years where household emissions had been at their lowest point since 1990. Full report:

5/6: 🏭 Industry (Manufacturing Combustion and Industrial Processes) decreased by 4.6% due to declines in coal and oil usage. Total emissions from the cement sector decreased by 15.6%.

4/6: 🚗 Transport decreased by 1.2%. The increased use of biofuels slowed growth in emissions in this sector despite an increase in vehicles and a growing workforce.

3/6: 🐄 Agriculture decreased by 1.7%. This was primarily due to a 2.9% reduction in cattle numbers. In contrast, there was a 10.6% increase in nitrogen fertiliser use.

2/6: ⚡Energy decreased by 8.9%. This was due to the large share of energy generation from renewables, in combination with an increase in imported electricity.

1/6 What were Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in 2024? ⬇️ Overall, they decreased by 2%. �Here’s how that broke down across sectors:

The EPA’s Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies Report 2024 has identified ‘at-risk’ supplies that require improvements to safeguard public health. The areas where the supplies are located are highlighted on this map. Read the full report

6/6 💩 E. coli bacteria was detected in 5 supplies. Read the full report, Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies 2024

5/6 💧59 boil water notices were in place, affecting approximately 95,000 people.

4/6❗There are 45 supplies, serving 497,000 people, on the EPA’s ‘at-risk’ list. This means these water supplies lack robust treatment to guarantee long-term resilience. This number has decreased since 2023.

3/6 🔩 Progress to protect public health by removing lead from our supply networks and houses is still far too slow. Householders in old dwellings with lead piping can avail of a grant to remove it via the Lead Remediation Grant Scheme.

2/6 Key findings: 🚰The quality of drinking water from public supplies remains very high, with over 99.8% of samples compliant with standards. However, many supplies still lack robust treatment to guarantee long-term resilience.

1/6 How safe is public drinking water in Ireland? The EPA has published the Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies Report 2024. Public Supplies are managed, treated and distributed to households by Uisce Eireann.

EPA Enforcement Inspectors participating in roadside checkpoints in Co. Limerick last week with @gardainfo, @LimerickCouncil, @DubCityCouncil, @welfare_ie & South Western WERLA. We were checking that vehicles transporting waste were doing so legally 👀

The large-scale, illegal commercial extraction of peat is widespread in Ireland. The environmental damage caused by this practice is catastrophic, and it needs to stop. Read the full report, Large Scale illegal Peat Extraction in Ireland:

The EPA has published national food waste statistics for Ireland for 2023. The data shows over 835,000 tonnes of food were wasted in Ireland in 2023. 79 Food Waste Charter members are already taking action. Find out more: 👉

The large-scale, illegal commercial extraction of peat is widespread in Ireland. The sector does not operate within planning or environmental laws. Read the new EPA report on this practice:#EPAReport @BnMIreland