Latest Publications
Solid fuel register
Year: 2025
Mulranny Audit 17/01/2024
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at Mulranny public drinking water supply, Co. Mayo on 17/01/2024
Climate Action Roadmap 2025
Year: 2025
This Climate Action Roadmap 2025 demonstrates our continued commitment and efforts undertaken to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our core functions and activities. Our Roadmap outlines the further progress that we have made and places focus on future plans to meet our public sector energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets in accordance with the Climate Action Plan.
Quarterly Greenhouse Gas Emissions Indicator Report 2025 Quarter 2
Year: 2025
This is the latest EPA report on quarterly greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland to support more frequent monitoring of national and sectoral progress on climate action. This series complements the national greenhouse gas inventory and projections prepared annually by the EPA. Emissions in Quarter 2 2025 were down by 3.2% on the same quarter last year. This was mainly driven by decreases in the Buildings sector (-296 kt CO₂ eq) driven by reduced demand for heating, and the Agriculture sector (-117 kt CO₂ eq) driven by decreased fertiliser sales.
EPA Sponsorship Application Form
Year: 2025
Cork Harbour and City Audit 29/08/2025
Year: 2025
Report of an audit carried out at the Cork Harbour and City public drinking water supply Co. Cork on 29/08/2025
Water Quality 2019-2024 Summary Report
Year: 2025
This report provides summary information on the status of our rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal waters (known collectively as surface waters) and groundwaters. It is based on information collected over a 6-year period from 2019 to 2024 under Ireland’s national water quality monitoring programme from over 4,000 surface water bodies and 514 groundwater bodies. It highlights changes in the condition of these waters, identifies the main problems causing water quality issues and sets out what actions need to be taken to protect this important national resource.
Water Quality in Ireland 2019-2024
Year: 2025
This report sets out the latest assessment of the health of Ireland’s rivers, lakes, canals, groundwaters, transitional (estuaries) and coastal waters.
SEA of local authority Land Use Plans - EPA recommendations and resources
Year: 2025
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 uploaded on 14 July 2025.
Bainisteoir Sinsearach (Leibhéal 2) Rúnaíocht Aeráide
Uimhir phoist: 000534, October 2025
Year: 2025
Tá ról tábhachtach ag an gComhairle Chomhairleach um Athrú Aeráide maidir le moltaí neamhspleácha eolaíochta-bhunaithe a sholáthar don Rialtas maidir le maolú agus oiriúnú don athrú aeráide. Ullmhaíonn an Chomhairle tuarascáil bhliantúil don Rialtas ar dhul chun cinn maidir le raon leathan cuspóirí aeráide na hÉireann a chomhlíonadh agus tá sí freagrach as tograí a dhéanamh maidir le buiséid charbóin i gcomhréir leis an Acht um Ghníomhú ar son na hAeráide agus um Fhorbairt Ísealcharbóin (arna leasú) 2021. Ina theannta sin, comhlíonann an Chomhairle, le tacaíocht óna Coiste Oiriúnaithe, feidhmeanna tábhachtacha i mbeartas oiriúnaithe náisiúnta, ag tabhairt comhairle maidir leis an gCreat Náisiúnta Oiriúnaithe agus Pleananna Oiriúnaithe Earnála.
Bainisteoir Sinsearach (Leibhéal 2) Clár Taighde
Uimhir phoist: 000535, October 2025
Year: 2025
Is deis ghairme spreagúil í seo chun páirt a ghlacadh i gClár Taighde an EPA agus forbairt straitéiseach taighde atá maoinithe ag an EPA a threorú. Tugann Clár Taighde an EPA aghaidh ar an ngá atá le taighde in Éirinn chun lucht déanta beartas agus geallsealbhóirí eile a chur ar an eolas faoi raon ceisteanna a bhaineann le cosaint an chomhshaoil, athrú aeráide agus inbhuanaitheacht.
Bainisteoir Sinsearach (Leibhéal 2) Oiriúnú Aeráide
Uimhir phoist: 000536, October 2025
Year: 2025
Is deis ghairme spreagúil í seo chun Foireann Athléimneachta Aeráide agus Léargais Iompraíochta EPA a threorú, lena n-áirítear réimsí oiriúnaithe aeráide, léargais iompraíochta agus ról EPA san Idirphlé Náisiúnta ar Ghníomhú Aeráide (NDCA). Beidh an Bainisteoir Sinsearach seo i gceannas ar fhoireann ildisciplíneach agus beidh sé freagrach as treo straitéiseach, bainistíocht agus riarachán na réimsí seo d'obair EPA a shocrú.
Senior Manager (Level 2) Climate Secretariat
Post Number: 000534, October 2025
Year: 2025
The Climate Change Advisory Council performs an important role providing independent science based recommendations to Government on climate mitigation and adaptation. The Council produces an annual report for Government on progress in meeting the broad range of Ireland’s climate objectives and is responsible for making proposals for carbon budgets in line with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act (as amended) 2021. Furthermore the Council, with the support of its Adaptation Committee perform important functions in national adaptation policy, advising on the National Adaptation Framework and Sectoral Adaptation Plans.
Senior Manager (Level 2) Research Programme
Post Number: 000535, October 2025
Year: 2025
This is an exciting career opportunity to join the EPA’s Research Programme and lead the strategic development of EPA-funded research. The EPA Research Programme addresses the need for research in Ireland to inform policymakers and other stakeholders on a range of questions in relation to environmental protection, climate change and sustainability. The Senior Manager for Research Strategy will lead a team of scientific officers, driving the strategic focus of the programme and ensuring that the EPA’s research investments are aligned with key environmental challenges. This will include management of all pre-award activities as well as some post-award activities.
Senior Manager (Level 2) Climate Adaptation
Post Number: 000536, October 2025
Year: 2025
This is an exciting career opportunity to lead the EPA’s Climate Resilience and Behavioural Insights Team, which includes the areas of climate adaptation, behavioural insights and EPA’s role in the National Dialogue on Climate Action (NDCA). This Senior Manager will lead a multi-disciplinary team and will have responsibility for the setting the strategic direction, management, and administration of these areas of the EPA’s work.
Hydrology Summary Bulletin - September 2025
Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for September 2025, October 2025
Year: 2025
Hydrology Summary Bulletin outlining the flows in rivers, rainfall, lake and turlough levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows of over 300 stations across Ireland for the month.
Research 495: Source Apportionment of Air Pollution in the Dublin Port Area (PortAIR)
Authors: Kirsten Fossum, Niall O’Sullivan, Srishti Jain, Lu Lei, Chunshui Lin, Darius Ceburnis, Stig Hellebust, Colin O’Dowd, Jurgita Ovadnevaite and John Wenger, October 2025
Year: 2025
Dublin Port, Ireland’s largest freight and passenger port, brings significant economic and social benefits, however emissions from ships and other port-related activities contribute to climate change and air pollution. The PortAIR project conducted the first detailed study of air quality impacts from ships and port activities using continuous monitoring and advanced modelling throughout 2022. It identified two main ship plumes: one dominated by sulfate from high-sulfur fuel with scrubbers and another by organic species from low-sulfur fuels. Ship emissions peaked during manoeuvring. With port expansion planned, emission reduction strategies are recommended, including shore-side electricity, emission control zones, battery-powered vessel and cleaner fuels. The study highlights the importance of advanced instruments for continuous air quality monitoring and recommends the need for further research into mitigation technologies.
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.