Authors: Brendan O’Connor, Geoff Oliver, Tony Cawley, Cilian Roden, Philip Perrin, Rutger de Witt, Kevin McCaffrey and Aisha O’Connor, January 2025
Year: 2025
Lagoons of good conservation status are dominated by benthic macrophytes rather than phytoplankton blooms. Lady’s Island Lake in Wexford is one of Ireland’s largest lagoons, it is also one of our most eutrophic lagoons, this contrast with the 1980s when clear water was matched by a well-developed benthic sward of widgeon grass. This research conducted a suite of investigations into the reasons for the decline and compared the results with a less impacted saline lagoon. The results show severe degradation in Lady’s Island Lake with over 10 times higher chlorophyll a levels. Runoff of excessive nutrient inputs of nitrogen and possibly phosphorus from agriculture are identified as the main cause of eutrophication. A proposal to replace sea barrier breaching with a pipe also poses a serious risk to reducing lagoonal salinity. The research proposes a range of remedial measures to protect and improve the benthic quality of Lady’s Island Lake and other saline lagoons in Ireland.
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Newport public drinking water supply Co. Tipperary on 13/11/2024
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Urlingford - Johnstown public drinking water supply Co. Kilkenny on 13/11/2024
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Roscommon Central public drinking water supply Co. Roscommon on 16/10/2024
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Lisbrock public drinking water supply Co. Roscommon on 16/10/2024
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Rockhill public drinking water supply Co. Limerick on 13/11/2024
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Athlacca public drinking water supply Co. Limerick on 13/11/2024
Year: 2025
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Stradbally public drinking water supply Co. Waterford on 07/11/2024
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Scrahan public drinking water supply Co. Waterford on 07/11/2024
Year: 2025
Report of an audit of Sneem public drinking water supply Co. Kerry, carried out on 14/11/2024
Year: 2024
The EPA has revised Guidance Note for Noise (NG4) and the draft guidance document is now available for public consultation. Should you wish to make a submission, please submit your comments to airthematicteam@epa.ie with the subject line ‘NG4’. The consultation period is open until Friday 28/02/2025.
Year: 2024
The EPA has revised Guidance Note for Noise (NG4) and the draft guidance document is now available for public consultation. Should you wish to make a submission, please submit your comments to airthematicteam@epa.ie with the subject line ‘NG4’. The consultation period is open until Friday 28/02/2024.
The information / data contained in this file has been generated from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water Abstraction Registration Database., December 2024
Year: 2024
The register contains information on water abstractions of 25 cubic meters (25,000 litres) or more per day that have been registered with the EPA. Further information on the data is contained in the read me tab of this file.
Year: 2024
Year: 2024
Year: 2024
EPA Audit on Fingal County Council 26/09/2024, December 2024
Year: 2024
