Guidance Note for Strategic Noise Mapping (May 2025 Draft) - Part 2: Calculation Methodology & Noise Modelling
Year: 2025
The objective of this guidance note is to provide practical information, advice and guidance to designated Noise Mapping Bodies on the development of strategic noise maps under the Environmental Noise Regulations.
Guidance Note for Strategic Noise Mapping (May 2025 Draft) - Part 1: Requirements
Year: 2025
The objective of this guidance note is to provide practical information, advice and guidance to designated Noise Mapping Bodies on the development of strategic noise maps under the Environmental Noise Regulations.
National Thoron Survey leaflet 2025
Year: 2025
Ireland's Air Pollutant Emissions 2023 (1990-2030)
Year: 2025
Latest report (2025) on Ireland's National Emission Reduction Commitment Directive (NECD) emissions. Five main air pollutants, NOx, SO2, NH3, NMVOC and PM2.5
Ireland's Final Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2023
Year: 2025
The EPA has produced final estimates of greenhouse gas emissions for the time period 1990-2023.
GREENHOUSE GASES: A global to national overview of impacts, trends and policy
Year: 2025
An overview of greenhouse gases, where they come from in Ireland and how we can mitigate them.
Guidance Handbook for Local Authorities on the preparation of Noise Action Plans for Round 4 - Final Working Draft April 2025
Year: 2025
The objective of this guidance handbook is to provide practical information, advice and guidance to relevant Action Planning Authorities for the purpose of developing noise action plans for the noise sources required under the European Communities (Environmental Noise) Regulations 2018, S.I. No. 549 of 2018, (Regulations), as amended.
Climate Attitudes and Literacy in the Civil Service (CALCS)
2025, March 2025
Year: 2025
The Climate Attitudes and Literacy in the Civil Service (CALCS) report examines beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences and behaviours regarding climate change among civil servants in Ireland.
Climate Change in the Irish Mind Wave 2 Insight Report 1
Life Stage, March 2025
Year: 2025
Climate Change in the Irish Mind Wave 2 Insight Report 1: Life Stage concentrates on how life stage relates to the pattern of responses to Climate Change in the Irish Mind climate change beliefs and risk perceptions questions.
Early insights indicator report: Nitrogen concentrations in selected major rivers, January-December 2024
Year: 2025
The purpose of this report is to provide an early insight into nitrogen concentrations in major rivers in Ireland, in advance of the more comprehensive annual water quality assessments.
Ireland's National Inventory Submissions 2025
Year: 2025
Ireland's annual inventory submissions including the National Inventory Document (NID) and Common Reporting Table (CRT) data files and supplementary information if available. The NID contains transparent and detailed information on the inventory for years 1990-2023. The CRT tables contain all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals, implied emission factors and activity data..
Ireland's UNECE Submissions 2025
Year: 2025
Ireland's submissions under UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) and National Emissions Ceiling Directive (NECD) include the Informative Inventory Report (IIR) and Nomenclature for Reporting (NFR) tables. The IIR and NFR contain detailed information on methodologies, activity data and emission factors and emissions for years 1990-2023.
A list of active and inactive hydrometric stations in Ireland, 2025
Year: 2025
This is a list of active and inactive hydrometric stations for various organisations as part of the Hydrometric Programme
State of Environment Report Ireland Summary Booklet 2024
Year: 2025
This summary booklet presents the 5 key priorities for Ireland, chapter key messages, environmental scorecard and a snapshot of selected environmental and socio-economic indicators from the State of Environment Report 2024.
List of Waste (LoW) Guidance (Guidance Document & LoW Queries)
Guidance on the Interpretation and Application of List of Waste Entries and Sub-Entries, March 2025
Year: 2025
Representatives from the Local Government Sector and the EPA have prepared Guidance on the Interpretation and Application of List of Waste Entries and Sub-Entries. The aim of the guidance is to assist stakeholders to improve the consistency of data reporting at a local, Regional, National and European level. The document provides guidance on LoW chapters and sub-chapters that contain LoW entries where it has been identified that challenges exist. This includes all sub-chapters where sub-entries have been created. The guidance currently focuses on LoW entries under Chapters 2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 and 20. It provides clarity on waste types that should be classified under relevant LoW entries and sub-entries listed therein.
Environment and Agriculture
Year: 2025
Presentation by Dr Jenny Deakin, EPA at the EPA State of the Environment Conference 2024
How the Environment in Ireland impacts health
Year: 2025
Presentation by Dr Aisling O'Connor, EPA at the EPA State of the Environment Conference 2024.
Environmental Noise in Ireland
Year: 2025
Presentation by Tony Dolan, EPA at the EPA State of the Environment Conference 2024.