WHO air-pollution limits regularly exceeded in Cork City, Macroom, Tralee, other towns

Air pollution is believed to be the cause of over 1,200 deaths per year in Ireland. File Picture: AP Photo/J. David Ake

WHO air-pollution limits are being consistently exceeded in Cork City, Macroom, Tralee, and in other towns and cities across Ireland.

That’s according to new data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).