The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling for a country-wide ban on smoky coal despite the threat of legal action by the coal industry.

615,000 people face a third day of boiling their water today in Dublin, Kildare and Meath.

A boil water notice remains in place for 600,000 people for the third day day in a row.

Irish Water is facing prosecution by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in connection with drinking water problems in Co. Cork.

Members of the public made almost 800 complaints about industrial and waste facilities to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last year, with more than half of these relating to bad smells and odours.

Warning signs about toxic algal scum have been erected on the shoreline of a lake in recent weeks after the death of a dog from suspected poisoning in the Deenagh River

Food and farming bodies have defended their role in climate action and warned it is simplistic to talk of slashing herd numbers or swapping pasture for tillage.

Serious breaches of environmental regulations have been found at a Co Cork landfill site, where inspectors discovered crucial IT equipment for monitoring gases and leachate had been out of action for two years.

Most of the public and group water supply schemes, and a reasonable proportion of abstractions in many other sectors, have made submissions for the register of water abstractions being

Farmers, for over 50 years, have been using bird pest control measures but no specific national legislation exists in relation to noise containment for instruments such as ‘crow bangers’ or 'crop bangers', writes Anne Lucey.

The Environmental Protection Agency has found Irish water quality has deteriorated in the last two years.

The recent revelation from the EPA in relation to ecoli in more than 51 water schemes serving more than 1m people comes as no surprise given the present state of water bodies.

Poor air quality from the burning of wood, coal and peat for home heating is responsible for more than 1,100 premature deaths in Ireland.

One million Irish people are drinking water from private supplies, many of which are not being monitored to ensure that the water is safe to drink.

Crèches, nursing homes and hotels using their own wells for drinking water could pose a serious health risk.

A legal "immunity" blocking the Environment Protection Agency from being sued when the group's actions inadvertently damage the countryside should be immediately removed to ensure full transparency in the sector.

The European Commission has issued a warning to the Irish Government to improve the safety of drinking water.

The country’s biggest pork processor has been placed on a list of five Agri-Food businesses for failing to meet the required environmental standards.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been asked to investigate illegal dumping activity on a site on the northside of Cork City after a spate of suspicious fires in recent days.

Dementia describes a range of conditions which cause damage to our brain. This damage affects memory, thinking, language and our ability to perform everyday tasks.

Pollution from agriculture and wastewater discharge remain the greatest challenges to the water quality of Ireland’s rivers, lakes, estuaries, beaches and groundwaters, according to a new report.

Irish Water’s efforts to replace lead in the country’s water network has been “slow”, and more needs to be done to encourage householders to replace the old piping in their homes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Irish Water’s efforts to replace lead in the country’s water network has been “slow”, and more needs to be done to encourage householders to replace the old piping in their homes, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

A pair of secondary school students from Kerry chose a sticky subject to win this year’s The Story Of Your Stuff competition, hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

There is a call to examine whether we should be building more incinerators to deal with the country's waste.

Ireland's performance in the air pollution league table is better than some of its European neighbours, but as the latest readings for 2016, published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show, there’s no cause for complacency.

The Environmental Protection Agency's raised concerns about air pollution levels here.

More than half of all small private wells in Co Cork were not tested for potentially harmful bacteria in 2016.

Approximately 20% of people’s drinking water is poorly monitored, leaving them open to health risks.

The Green Party says the government must get serious on climate change, following a report that shows our greenhouse gas emissions are rising.

A new report shows we've repeatedly breached air pollution standards set by the World Health Organisation.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has assumed the mantle of our national conscience — in environmental matters at least. Whether we take any notice remains to be seen.

What use is a utility, if not as a scapegoat? Except that the scapegoat is now so starved it can’t carry the load, writes Victoria White.

A new Environmental Protection Agency report found waste water treatment in over a quarter of Ireland's large towns and cities is below public health standards.

EARLIER this month the Environmental Protection Agency warned that we have, over three decades, grossly abused our water resources.

Almost half of Irish rivers have a “less than good” ecological status.

"The story is told in a very creative and inspiring way."

Three quarters of Ireland's bathing waters are of "excellent" quality for a third year in a row.

Six popular bathing spots have failed to meet minimum EU standards, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s annual report which is released today.