Rural Life
Eight water supplies removed from Remedial Action List
Uisce Éireann has welcomed the removal of a further 25,763 customers in eight water supplies nationwide from the Environmental Protection...
Water
Agri Politics
Action plan shows farmer efforts to improve water quality - farm org
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that the latest water action plan demonstrates the scale of work underway in...
Rural Life
TD calls on government to block water charge increases for farmers
A TD is calling on the government to intervene on incoming water charge increases and instruct Uisce Éireann not to...
Rural Life
Irish researchers create on-the-spot water testing device
A new, portable technology for on-the-spot testing of water to detect one of the most dangerous types of E.coli bacteria...
Environment
EPA: All farmers have a role to play in water quality
“All farmers, and not just those in derogation, have a role to play in reducing nutrient losses to water,” according...
Environment
EPA: Over 560,000 people on 'at risk' public water supplies
The number of people served by “at risk” public water supplies in 2023 stood at 561,000, according to the Environmental...
Rural Life
LAWPRO urges community groups to apply for grants scheme
The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) is encouraging community groups around the country to apply for funding under a €30,000...
Environment
500 landowners to be impacted by Shannon to Dublin water pipe
Uisce Éireann has confirmed to Agriland that 500 landowners will be impacted by a proposed 170km pipeline to bring water...
Agri-Business
Diageo to spend over €100m to decarbonise St James’s Gate
Diageo has today (Thursday, May 16) announced plans to invest over €100 million to decarbonise its historic St. James’s Gate...
Dairy
Watch: Over 200 farmers attend dairy water quality event in Longford
Over 200 dairy farmers gathered today (Friday, May 10) for a water quality event hosted by Lakeland Dairies on the...
Agri-Business
Farmers and politicians urged to attend Lakeland water quality day
Lakeland Dairies is urging farmers and politicians across the country to attend an upcoming water quality meeting. The processor is...
Environment
Oral hearing to take place in relation to High Court nitrates case
A High Court judge has requested written submissions and confirmed there will be another oral hearing in relation to an ongoing legal...
Rural Life
'Do not consume' water notice still in place for Mayo scheme
A ‘do not consume’ water notice remains in place for three weeks now between the Kiltimagh and Balla area in Co. Mayo,...
Rural Life
Over €9m drawn down for rural group water scheme in 2023
There was €9,575,863 drawn down for group water scheme-related projects under the multi-annual rural programme in 2023, according to a...
Rural Life
'Agri-related' water incident affects estimated 500 people in Co. Mayo
Contaminated waterways due to what has been described as an “agricultural related” incident between Kiltimagh and Balla is affecting around...
Rural Life
Uisce Éireann: 'Concerted action' on toxic chemicals in drinking water
Uisce Éireann has said that it is taking “concerted action” to address exceedances of toxic chemicals in 25 public drinking...
N.Ireland
Wildlife charity calls for 'urgent action' on NI water quality
Ulster Wildlife has called for “urgent action” after a new report stated that European targets for improving water quality in...
N.Ireland
NI water quality targets will not be met - report
European targets for improving water quality in Northern Ireland’s rivers and lakes by 2027 will not be met, a new...