Land Use
Year: 2025
Presentation by Fiona O'Rourke, EPA at the EPA State of the Environment Conference 2024.
Nature in Ireland
Year: 2025
Presentation by Dr Hugh Feeley, EPA, at the EPA State of the Environment Conference 2024.
Air Quality in Ireland
Year: 2025
Presentation by Patrick Kenny, EPA at the EPA State of the Environment Conference 2024.
State of the Environment 2024, Key Insights and Messages
Year: 2025
Presentation by Andy Fanning, EPA at the State of Environment Conference 2024.
Paths to achieving our Climate Goals
Year: 2025
Presentation by Mary Frances Rochford, EPA at the State of the Environment Conference 2024.
Europe’s Environment 2050,The Challenges in Transition
Year: 2025
Presentation by Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director, European Environment Agency at the State of Environment Conference 2024.
EPA Focus on Adaptation Report 2024
Year: 2025
This report highlights recent progress in Ireland’s climate change adaptation, covering areas including policy, governance, planning, climate services, risk assessment, and research. As climate change continues to impact Ireland, adapting to this new reality is essential for the country’s future resilience. Building this resilience requires a coordinated approach that includes strong institutions and governance, adequate resources, legal and regulatory support, regular vulnerability assessments, and climate action planning across national, sectoral, and local levels. Access to information and enhanced capacity for adaptation are also critical.
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 24 January 2025.
Hydrology Summary Bulletin - December 2024
Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for December 2024., January 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.
Food Systems: Food Vision Dashboard
Year: 2025
Presentation by Aidan Gormley, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine at the European Environment Agency Ireland country visit 17 October 2024.
Radon Remediation Services Registration Form
Registration form and guidelines for companies wishing to register as a remediation service with the EPA, January 2025
Year: 2025
Registration form, requirements and guideline notes for companies wishing to register as a remediation service with the EPA
DRAFT Guidance Note for Noise: Licence Applications, Surveys and Assessments in Relation to Scheduled Activities (NG4)
Year: 2024
The EPA has revised Guidance Note for Noise (NG4) and the draft guidance document is now available for public consultation. Should you wish to make a submission, please submit your comments to airthematicteam@epa.ie with the subject line ‘NG4’. The consultation period is open until Friday 28/02/2025.
Circular Economy and Waste Statistics Highlights Report 2022
The EPA Circular Economy Programme - The Driving Force for Ireland's Move to a Circular Economy, December 2024
Year: 2024
This report gives the data highlights on waste generation and management in Ireland in 2022. Key trends and progress towards upcoming EU targets, along with information on material consumption and circularity are provided. A spotlight section focuses on current topics in the circular economy area including national End-of Waste and By-product decisions; the new Circular Economy and Waste Statistic Data Archive webpage; and the Plastics Own Resource contribution Ireland makes to the EU budget. Actions for government, industry and individuals are given to help progress our transition towards a circular economy.
Quarterly Greenhouse Gas Emissions Indicator Report 2024 Quarter 2
Year: 2024
This is the second EPA report in a new series of quarterly greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland to support more frequent monitoring of national and sectoral progress on climate action. The series will complement the national greenhouse gas inventory and projections prepared annually by the EPA. Emissions in quarter 2 2024 were down by 4.1 per cent on the same quarter last year. This was mainly driven by declining emissions from electricity generation (-19.1 per cent), agriculture (-4.6 per cent) and industrial processes (-9.4 per cent). It should be noted that these data have been seasonally adjusted to provide a clearer picture of the underlying trends independent of seasonal fluctuations.
Early insights indicator report: Nitrogen concentrations in selected major rivers, January-June 2024
Year: 2024
The purpose of this report is to provide an early insight into nitrogen concentrations in major rivers in Ireland on a 6-monthly basis, in advance of the more comprehensive annual water quality assessments which are published on an annual basis.
Hydrology Summary Bulletin - November 2024
Hydrology bulletin on rainfall, river flows, lake levels, groundwater levels and spring outflows for November 2024, December 2024
Year: 2024
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.