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Odour and noise complaints accounted for 90 per cent of all complaints to the EPA in 2023

EPA: 5 food and drink sites prioritised for enforcement in 2023

Five out of 11 sites identified by the EPA as National Priority Sites for enforcement last year were in the food and drink sector.

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City Bin Co in hot water with EPA over discharge into river

From the Galway City Tribune – An award-winning waste management company has been reprimanded for environmental issues at its County Galway site. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed City Bin Co Ltd in Oranmore among 13 sites across the country that were designated as ‘National Priority Sites’ in 2022. These 13 sites were the subject […]

EPA: 6 food and drink sites subject to 'targeted enforcement'

The EPA said that six of the 13 sites listed as "National Priority Sites" last year were from the food and drink sector.

Several agri-business sites on EPA National Priority Sites List

A number of agri-business sites have been named in the latest National Priority Sites List published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today

EPA makes 48 inspections on 'unauthorised peat extraction sites' in 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carried out 48 inspections at 'unauthorised peat extraction sites' in 2021.

EPA identifies 11 Irish sites as priority pollution areas

Tipperary Co-op and Arrow Group among most visited sites by EPA in 2020

Tipperary Co-Op visited 19 times by EPA last year over odour and wastewater concerns

Tipperary Co-Op visited 19 times by EPA last year over odour and wastewater concerns Photo: Google Maps Tipperary Co-Op received 19 visits from the Environmental Protection Agency last year, one of the highest figures of any site in the country. The EPA has released its annual enforcement report, which finds that the Tipp Town facility attracted 138 complaints during the course of the year. It was also named in a list of 12 National Priority Sites for 2020 due to concerns about odour and wastewater management on site, and it remained on that priority list at the end of 2020. An EPA investigation early last year found that Tipperary Co-op must rectify issues with its waste water treatment plant without delay.