Water quality causing concern at St John’s Point beach
There are urgent calls for a full investigation into concerns raised about the water at St John’s Point beach in south Donegal. It’s been reported that people swimming there have been suffering from itchy skin while local fishermen have claimed that there has been a significant reduction in sea life.…
North West beaches surpass EPA quality expectations
The Environmental Protection Agency says 97 per cent of designated bathing waters met or exceeded the minimum standard. A total of 117 bathing sites had excellent water quality, two more than last year. The report, in the main, brought positive tidings for the north west beaches that were surveyed. In…
Leitrim Councillor not happy with efforts to improve water quality in parts of Kinlough
A Leitrim councillor is voicing his disappointment with a county council reply to a request which he believes would have led to an improvement in water supply to people in an area of Kinlough. Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock claims over the past number of years, homes in the…
Farmers say their efforts to improve water quality must be acknowledged
Following the release of a report into water quality by the Environmental Protection Agency today, a leading farming official is calling for recent improvements made by those in the agri sector “to be acknowledged”. Today’s hard hitting report by the EPA is claiming that nitrogen levels are too high in…
Water monitoring plan needs to be fully implemented
The fact that roughly half of the country’s coastal waters, rivers and lakes have unacceptable levels of pollution has been described as disappointing but not surprising by a Local General election candidate. A recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency shows only 53 percent are of satisfactory quality. …
IFA critical of duplication in monitoring water quality
IFA’s Environment Chairman Thomas Cooney has called for State agencies, such as Inland Fisheries Ireland, to work with farmers to safeguard our aquatic environment. Thomas Cooney says the plethora of agencies that duplicate water monitoring and evaluation must end. He says agencies such as the Department of Agriculture, the Department…
EPA says drop in grade for Mullaghamore ‘no cause for concern’
Mullaghamore beach in county Sligo has dropped a grade in the EPA’s quality report on water quality published today. The study monitors the quality of bathing water in coastal and inland waterways. Mullaghmore has dropped from its ususal ‘excellent’ standard down to just ‘good’ this year. Enniscrone is the only…