EU atlas shows Irish soil under threat

IRISH soil is under threat, according to an innovative new map of Europe’s soil biodiversity.

While parts of Britain, northern France, Belgium and the Netherlands are under serious threat, the soils studied in north west Cork, north Kerry, Limerick, Clare and the river valleys of the south-east are also under huge stress.

Northern Ireland is at even greater risk, right up to the border, while the healthiest regions in Ireland are Donegal, Mayo, west Galway and south west Kerry.