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Environmental Data Exchange Network (EDEN)

EDEN is the EPA's online web portal for Local Authorities and licensees to communicate with the EPA on numerous applications.

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Waste

The EPA provides several services regarding the licensing of waste activities. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Waste water

The EPA provides several services regarding licensing of waste water activities. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Climate Change

The EPA provides several services concerning permitting of entities and approval of monitoring plans concerned with EU initiatives using market based mechanisms to reduce the greenhouse emissions which cause climate change. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's)

The EPA provides services concerning the licensing of GMO activities. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Radiation

The EPA provides several services regarding licensing of radiation. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Freshwater & Marine

The EPA provides several services concerning licensing of freshwater and marine activities. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Air

The EPA provides several services concerning Air. Select the links below to navigate to these topic areas.

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Latest News and Press Releases

in: Licensing
Operators engaged in large-scale unauthorised peat harvesting activities are in flagrant violation of environmental law

Date released: June 25, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its report on Large Scale illegal Peat Extraction in Ireland. The EPA has investigated 38 sites across seven counties – Offaly, Kildare, Tipperary, Westmeath, Roscommon, Longford and Sligo – where large-scale commercial peat extraction is being carried on without any of the necessary authorisations from the local authorities.

Seven Sites identified as National Priorities for enforcement by the EPA in Q3 2024

Date released: November 12, 2024

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its National Priority Sites list for quarter three 2024.