Latest Publications
Urban Wastewater Treatment in 2024
Year: 2025
This report provides an overview of urban wastewater treatment in Ireland during 2024. It outlines the key issues that Uisce Éireann must address to protect our environment from the harmful effects of wastewater discharges.
EPA submission: Public Consultation on the draft Tourism Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2025 (EPA ref: EPAC-2625)
Year: 2025
EPA submission in response to the public consultation on the draft Tourism Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2025.
EPA submission: Public Consultation on the second Health Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan 2025-2030 (EPA ref: EPAC-2725)
Year: 2025
EPA submission in response to the public consultation on the second Health Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan 2025- 2030.
Research 494: Peat Hub Ireland
Authors: Florence Renou-Wilson, David Wilson and Kate Flood, October 2025
Year: 2025
Healthy peatlands offer vital benefits for human well-being, including cleaner air and water, carbon storage, and cultural value. Across Europe, there is growing recognition of the need to protect undrained peatlands, rewet drained ones, and restore degraded areas. The Peat Hub Ireland project led by a team from University College Dublin reviewed Irish peatland research from 2000–2023 to identify trends, risks, and knowledge gaps. It highlighted 71 research gaps and 96 priority actions across biodiversity, climate, policy, and more. Peat Hub Ireland also produced a glossary, open-source database, and 10 thematic factsheets to support accessible knowledge sharing. The research findings provide policymakers, researchers, and civil society with evidence-based information. It also provides tools to support decision-making around sustainable management and governance of peatlands in Ireland as a critical national resource.
Solid fuel register
Year: 2025
EPA Report Blackwater fish mortality investigation July / August 2025
Year: 2025
EPA investigation of discharges to water from EPA-regulated sites in the Blackwater Catchment July / August 2025
Research 493: Biological Tools to Measure the Impact of Flow on Ecology in Irish Rivers
Authors: Martin Gammell, Heather T. Lally, Conor Graham, Lynda Weekes, Andrés Peredo Arce, Chris Westwood, Mike Dunbar and Chris Extence, September 2025
Year: 2025
Researchers from Atlantic Technological University, examined the use of biomonitoring tools (called hydroecological indices) for measuring the effects of changes in flow on biota (species) in Irish Rivers. Human driven factors like climate change, water abstraction and instream barriers can alter river flows, thereby having negative impacts on river biota. It is important to be able to monitor and mitigate such impacts. Showing clear links between flow changes and ecological conditions, this research successfully adapted two existing macroinvertebrate indexes and developed a new macrophyte index for use in Irish rivers, further research is needed to test the overall performance of the later. Findings include recommending the use of hydroecological monitoring tools in national biological monitoring programmes to help address national policy, including the Water Action Plan 2024 and the Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022.
Air Quality in Ireland 2024
Year: 2025
Air quality in Ireland is generally good and was compliant with 2024 air quality standards, meeting all EU legal requirements. It will be more challenging for Ireland to meet new and more stringent air quality limits that will come into force from 2030. We need to do more to protect our clean air in towns and cities across Ireland.
Kilmainhamwood Public Drinking Water Supply Audit 23/07/2025
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Kilmainhamwood public drinking water supply Co. Meath on 23/07/2025.
Kinnitty Public Drinking Water Supply Audit 28/05/2025
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at the Kinnitty Public Drinking Water Supply Co. Offaly on 28/05/2025.
Barrow Public Drinking Water Supply Audit 21/05/2025
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at the Barrow public drinking water supply Co. Kildare on 21/05/2025.
Banagher Public Drinking Water Supply Audit 28/05/2025.
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Banagher public drinking water supply Co. Offaly on 28/05/2025.
Ballyroan Public Drinking Water Supply Audit 08/05/2025
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at the Ballyroan 1 public drinking water supply Co. Laois on 08/05/2025
Ballinakill 1 Public Drinking Water Supply Audit 08/05/2025
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Ballinakill 1 public drinking water supply on 08/05/2025.
Arles 2 Public Drinking Water Supply Audit 19/03/2025
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Arles 2 public drinking water supply Co. Laois on 19/03/2025.
Oifigeach Eolaíochta II (Leibhéal 4) Ceimiceoir Anailíseach
Uimhir phoist: 000533, September 2025
Year: 2025
Tá an EPA ag earcú Ceimiceora Anailíseach Oifigeach Eolaíochta II (Leibhéal 4). Tá folúntas láithreach i Saotharlann Uisce Mhuineacháin an EPA, a dhéanann anailís ar shamplaí comhshaoil ag baint úsáide as raon teicnící agus ionstraimíochta anailíseacha nua-aimseartha.
West Clare RWS (New WTP) Audit 29/07/2025
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at West Clare RWS (New WTP) public drinking water supply Co. Clare on 29/07/2025.
West Clare (Old WTP) Audit 25/07/2025
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at West Clare (Old WTP) public drinking water supply Co. Clare on 25/07/2025.
Scientific Officer II (Level 4) Analytical Chemist
Post Number: 000533, September 2025
Year: 2025
The EPA is recruiting a Scientific Officer II (Level 4) Analytical Chemist. An immediate vacancy exists in the EPA Monaghan Water Laboratory, which carries out analysis of environmental samples using a range of modern analytical techniques and instrumentation.