The Environmental Protection Agency manages the national ambient air quality monitoring network.
The daily limit for PM10 is 50 ug/m3. The limit is deemed breached if more than 35 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 50 ug/m3
(year to date)
Station Location
Station Type
Data available to
Station Operator
Askeaton
0
Co. Limerick
Rural Background
31st December
EPA
Athlone Civic Centre
3
Co. Westmeath
Suburban Background
Ballyfermot
2
Dublin 10
Dublin City Council
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15
Suburban Traffic
Fingal County Council
Birr
Co. Affaly
Brownes Road
Waterford City
Carlow
1
Carlow Town
Carrick-On-Shannon
Co. Leitrim
Castlebar
Co. Mayo
Cavan
Co. Cavan
MTU
Bishopstown
Cork City
Claremorris
Clonmel
Co. Tipperary
Urban Background
Cobh
Co. Cork
Davitt Road
4
Dublin 12
Dublin Airport Authority
Co. Dublin
Dublin Port
7
Dublin 1
Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Dundalk
Co. Louth
Ennis
19
Co. Clare
Enniscorthy
Enniscorthy Town
Wexford County Council
Finglas
Dublin 11
Heatherton Park
Cork City Council
Kilkitt
Co. Monaghan
6th December
Letterkenny
9
Co. Donegal
Limerick
Macroom
5
Marino
Dublin 3
Navan
Co. Meath
Phoenix Park
Dublin 8
Portlaoise
Co. Laois
Rahoon Road
Galway City
19th November
Public Analyst's Laboratory
Rathmines
Dublin 6
Ringsend
8
Dublin 4
Urban Traffic
Roscommon
Roscommon City
Seville Lodge
Kilkenny City
Sligo
Co. Sligo
South Link Road
Tipperary
St. Anne’s Park
Dublin 5
St. John's Road West
Tallaght
Dublin 24
Tralee
Co Kerry
Suburban background
Wexford
Co. Wexford
Background Traffic
Winetavern Street
7th December
Exceedance Dates:
Athlone
04/3/2020
21/3/2020
25/3/2020
28/11/2020
29/11/2020
27/11/2020
19/1/2020
20/1/2020
10/4/2020
18/1/2020
06/11/2020
26/11/2020
01/12/2020
15/12/2020
19/7/2020
20/7/2020
21/7/2020
21/1/2020
17/1/2020
04/2/2020
18/3/2020
04/10/2020
22/10/2020
03/11/2020
04/11/2020
05/11/2020
22/11/2020
25/11/2020
03/12/2020
08/12/2020
24/12/2020
30/12/2020
13/2/2020
6/11/2020
7/11/2020
06/12/2020
07/12/2020
22/12/2020
5/2/2020
23/3/2020
10/4//2020
4/2/2020