Update on pressures impacting on water quality

Year: 2024

This report provides a summary of the latest EPA assessment of the pressures and impacts on our waters using data up to 2021.

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Hydrology Summary Bulletin - April 2024

Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for April 2024; published, May 2024

Year: 2024

Hydrology Summary Bulletin for April 2024 outlining the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake levels and turlough levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows of over 300 stations across Ireland

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Bathing water quality in Ireland in 2023.

Year: 2024

This is a report about bathing water quality in Ireland during 2023.

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Ireland's UNECE Submissions 2024

Year: 2024

Ireland's submissions under UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) and National Emissions Ceiling Directive (NECD) include the Informative Inventory Report (IIR) and Nomenclature for Reporting (NFR) tables. The IIR and NFR contain detailed information on methodologies, activity data and emission factors and emissions for years 1990-2022.

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Ireland's Air Pollutant Emissions 2022 (1990-2030)

Year: 2024

Latest report (2024) on Ireland's National Emission Reduction Commitment Directive (NECD) emissions. Five main air pollutants, NOx, SO2, NH3, NMVOC and PM2.5

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Ireland's Final Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2022

Year: 2024

The EPA has produced final estimates of greenhouse gas emissions for the time period 1990-2022. In addition a dedicated Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) publication summarising recent changes is in preparation.

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EPA Spatial Data Inventory, May 2024

Year: 2024

This inventory of spatial information sources can be used to help in preparing SEA Environmental Reports and the associated environmental assessments with up to date environmental information. Data sources/links include air quality, climate, biodiversity, flora, fauna, geology, soils, hydrology and water quality. This inventory was last updated in April 2024 and may not be exhaustive. (See Disclaimer below for terms of use).

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Hydrology Summary Bulletin - March 2024

Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for March 2024;, April 2024

Year: 2024

Hydrology Summary Bulletin for March 2024 outlining the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake levels and turlough levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows of over 300 stations across Ireland

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2023 Annual Report on the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2021-2027

Year: 2024

Under Key Action 19.2 of the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2021 – 2027, the EPA is required to provide an annual update on the progress of the Plan recommendations. As a result, this report sets out to achieve key action 19.2 of the plan and accordingly Section 3 of this report provides an update on all recommendations and key actions with a timeframe of 2021, 2022, 2023, ‘ongoing’ and ‘annually’.

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Information Note: Updating Inventories With Latest Science And Urease Inhibitor Products

Year: 2024

This information note summarises how national inventories are updated with the latest science and which urease inhibitor products are included current national emission inventories and projections.

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Historic and Operational Mines Project Report 2020-2021

Year: 2024

This report provides an up-to-date assessment of the presence of metals in river waterbodies close to 22 mine sites across Ireland.

SEA of local authority Land Use Plans - EPA recommendations and resources

Year: 2024

This document forms part of submissions we make on local authority land-use plans undergoing strategic environmental assessments (SEA). It includes: key environmental recommendations to consider; information on recently published relevant EPA reports; links to useful environmental resources for local authorities carrying out SEA of land-use plans. It is updated regularly and was last updated on 04 October 2024.

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Ireland's National Inventory Submissions 2024

Year: 2024

Ireland's annual inventory submissions including the National Inventory Report (NIR) and Common Reporting Format (CRF) data files and supplementary information if available. The NIR contains transparent and detailed information on the inventory for years 1990-2022. The CRF tables contain all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals, implied emission factors and activity data..

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Hydrology Summary Bulletin - February 2024

Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for February 2024; published, March 2024

Year: 2024

Hydrology Summary Bulletin for February 2024 outlining the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake levels and turlough levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows of over 300 stations across Ireland

March 2024 Progress update for the SEA Action Plan 2021-2025

SEA Action Plan 2021-2025 Progress Update - March 2024

Year: 2024

The EPA, in association with the other SEA environmental authorities, carried out a review of the progress made to date in the delivery of the various actions and recommendations in the SEA Action Plan 2021-2025.

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Climate Change in the Irish Mind Wave 2 Report 1

Year: 2024

This report provides an overview on the Irish public’s beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences and behaviours regarding climate change in the second wave of the Climate Change in the Irish Mind study.

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Climate Change in the Irish Mind Wave 1 Insight Report 4

Intention Action Dynamic, February 2024

Year: 2024

This is a detailed examination of some of the findings of the 'Climate Change in the Irish Mind’ 2021, Wave 1 baseline study. The study reveals that high proportions of the population are likely to take at least one political action to reduce climate change in the next year, and that this intention is consistently in line with recent reported behaviour.

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Climate Change in the Irish Mind Wave 1 Insight Report 3

Worry about Climate Change Impacts, February 2024

Year: 2024

This is a detailed examination of some of the findings of the 'Climate Change in the Irish Mind’ 2021, Wave 1 baseline study. The report explores strong correlations among worries about local environmental hazards and worries about future climate change hazards.

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