Environmental Protection Agency Releases ‘2024 State of the Environment Report’
The Environmental Protection Agency have released a report titled ‘2024 State of the Environment’ This report highlights the minimum effort attitude Ireland has displayed in terms of taking steps to protect the environment. The report demonstrates the country’s reliance on landfill sites and that although some steps have been taken to decrease the use of […]
Environmental Protection Agency Release ‘Air Quality in Ireland 2023’ Report
The Environmental Protection Agency has published a report on air quality in Ireland. This report contains data gathered from 115 monitoring stations across the country in 2023. According to the results of this report the main factors affecting Irish air quality are the burning of solid fuels in our homes which releases fine particles […]
Ireland’s ambition to move towards the health-based WHO air quality guidelines will be challenging, but will have a significantly positive impact on health
Ø Air quality in Ireland is generally good, however, there are concerning localised issues. Ø Ireland met all of its EU legal requirements in 2022, but it did not meet the more stringent health-based World Health Organisation (WHO) Air Quality guidelines. Ø It is estimated that there are approximately 1,300 premature deaths annually in Ireland due to poor air […]
Ireland should move towards achieving the health-based WHO air quality guidelines
Air quality in Ireland is generally good, however, there are concerning localised issues that are impacting negatively on the air we breathe. Ireland met all of its EU legal requirements in 2021, but it did not meet the new health-based WHO guidelines in 2021. Ireland and Europe should move towards achieving the health-based WHO air […]
Higher emission targets for agriculture are not only crucial for our climate, but for water and air quality, biodiversity, and food security say civil society NGOs
The Environmental Pillar, the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition and the Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) have voiced concern that almost no consideration is being given to the water pollution, air pollution, biodiversity loss and food security issues associated with agricultural intensification in the ongoing deliberations on the Sectoral Emissions Ceilings for the Agricultural sector. A 22% […]
EPA has started a 3-year project that will improve the level of air quality information
EPA has started a 3-year project that will improve the level of air quality information available to the public and policy makers in Ireland. LIFE EMERALD is part funded by the European Commission LIFE funding programme. The main objectives are: o an operational 3-day ambient air quality forecast; o near real-time mapping of the main air […]
Ireland’s air quality facing pollution challenges from solid fuel burning and transport emissions
The number of monitoring stations providing real-time air quality information to the public via the EPA website will have more than doubled in 2018 (from 19 in 2017 to 45). Air quality monitoring results in 2017 showed that burning of solid fuel and emissions from transport remain the main threats to good air quality in […]
Study Shows Air In Home May Be Health Risk
A new study by the Asthma Society of Ireland, sponsored by Envirion and NuWave Sensors, shows that improving indoor air quality may help people with asthma manage their symptoms. The research suggests air quality monitoring and air cleaning could be a vital part of ongoing asthma management. Kevin Kelly, interim CEO of the Asthma Society […]
