AIR pollution levels in Letterkenny have spiked in recent days and the town’s monitoring station recorded the worst quality in Ireland on Friday, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The monitoring station on the High Road showed spikes of particulate matter (PM2.5) 27 times above the level recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) […]
Tory Island private water supply had signs of E.coli
A PRIVATE water scheme on Tory Island was one of fourteen supplies across the country that were found to be contaminated by E.coli last year. That’s according to a new report released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which found the water supplies had not been properly disinfected. A private water scheme in Townawilly, in […]
Buncrana bathing water among worst in country
LADY’S Bay in Buncrana is among one of the three worst quality bathing waters in the country according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report for 2022 published recently. The report shows that of the 148 identified bathing waters assessed country-wide, 144 (97 per cent) met or exceeded the minimum required standard of sufficient. […]
Fugitive bin man ordered to allow EPA access to dump
The High Court has ordered fugitive waste collector, Jim Ferry, to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to enter his land to investigate an illegal dump with a view to it being cleaned. According to the Irish Times, the court also directed that Ferry must pay all costs involved and be invoiced for them on a monthly basis if necessary. Ferry is on […]