The Enviromental Protection Agency manages the national ambient air quality monitoring network.
The hourly limit for NO2 is 200 ug/m3. The limit is deemed breached if more than 18 exceedances occur during the year. The table below shows the number of exceedances at stations in Ireland based on available data to 31st December 2020. This data is provisional and subject to future revision following any further data validation.
Station Name
Number of values greater than 200 ug/m3 (year to date)
Station Location
Station Type
Data available to
Station Operator
Rathmines
0
Dublin 6
Urban Background
31st December
EPA
Ballyfermot
Dublin 7
Urban Traffic
Dublin City Council
St. John's Road
Dublin 8
Pearse Street
Data under process of validation
Dublin 2
Winetavern Street
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15
Suburban Traffic
Fingal County Council
Davitt Road
Dublin 12
Tallaght
Dublin 24
Dún Laoghaire
Suburban Background
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Swords
Co. Dublin
Ringsend
Dublin 4
Dublin Airport Authority
Dublin Port
Dublin 1
Portlaoise
Co. Laois
Birr
Co. Offaly
UCC Distillery Field
Cork City
UCC
South Link Road
Cork City Council
Kilkenny Seville Lodge
Kilkenny City
Dundalk
1
Co. Louth
Suburban background
Emo Court
Rural Background
Carrick-On-Shannon
Co. Leitrim
Castlebar
Co. Mayo
Navan
Co. Meath
Kilkitt
Co. Monaghan
People's Park Limerick
Co. Limerick
Sligo
Co. Sligo
Waterford
Co. Waterford
Exceedance dates:
09/12/2020 15:00