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City council must show “greater ambition” for Ballyloughane beach

A Galway City Councillor is calling on the city council to increase the level of funding for Ballyloughane beach which has long standing issues...

Two Galway beaches get ‘poor’ rating for water quality

While the overall quality of bathing water at Ireland's beaches has continued to improve, two Galway beaches were at the bottom of the rankings...

Irish Water budget cuts would leave rural towns to suffer – Fitzmaurice

Cuts to the budget of Irish Water will have long lasting consequences for rural towns and villages Galway TD Michael Fizmaurice warned. The Independent TD...

Excessive level of pesticides detected in Connemara water supply

Excessive levels of pesticides have been detected in the Tully-Tullycross Public Water Supply in the latest testing carried out by the EPA. After a year...

100 households sought for air quality survey

NUI Galway is seeking 100 households to take part in an indoor environmental air quality survey. Specifically the survey is looking to measure the air...

Two in five septic tanks in Galway county are faulty according to the EPA

Two out of every five septic tanks in Galway county are faulty according to a new report published by the Environmental Protection Agency. Ireland's local...

How to deal with disputes with your neighbours

How to deal with disputes with your neighbours Disputes with neighbours are always more difficult because they are so close to you. You see them...

Approval for Spiddal wastewater plant upheld

An Bord Pleanála has upheld a decision to grant planning permission for a new wastewater treatment plant in Spiddal over local objections. Galway city council...

NUI Galway and GMIT co-hosting ecology conference

NUI Galway and GMIT will co-host 170 ecologists from around the world this month at a conference to tackle the issues around protecting our...

Four Galway towns and villages discharging raw sewage

Four towns and villages across Galway are still discharging raw sewage into waterways according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Roundstone, Carraroe, and Spiddal on Galway...

Williamstown water supply removed from EPA blacklist after €10 million upgrade

Williamstown water supply has been removed from the Environmental Protection Agency's Remedial Action List after a €10 million investment to connect it to Lough...

Galway TD launches new marine report as part of SeaFest

Galway West TD Seán Kyne this morning launched the latest NUI Galway report as part of Ireland’s national maritime festival ‘SeaFest’. Minister Sean Kyne, with Minister for...

TWO Galway beaches don’t meet standards in new EPA list

Two beaches in Co. Galway are included in the Environmental Protection Agency's new report on Bathing Quality Water in Ireland. Ballyloughane beach and Clifden beach...

Success for Coláiste Iognáid at BT Young Scientist.

2018 is shaping up to be an excellent year for scientific discovery- The BT young scientist results are out and the competition has showed...

Four areas in Galway are discharging untreated raw sewage

Ahascragh, Carraroe, Roundstone, Spiddal are discharging untreated sewage, a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report has found. Ten other areas in Galway have been highlighted...

Almost half of septic tanks failed inspections in Galway in 2022

Almost half of all septic tank inspected in Galway last year failed to meet standards the latest EPA findings have revealed. The EPA this week...

Inland Fisheries Ireland seeking recruits to patrol waterways

Inland Fisheries Ireland is seeking to recruit seasonal officers to patrol and watch over waterways in Galway during the summer. Seasonal Fisheries Officers will join...

Inland Fisheries Ireland to hire 5 Seasonal Fisheries Officers in Galway

Inland Fisheries Ireland is launching its recruitment drive today to hire 49 Seasonal Fisheries Officers, with five positions available in Galway. The six-month posts are...

Galway dog owners warned against toxic algae after possible poisonings

Dog owners in Galway have been warned to be careful to keep their pets safe from toxic algae on Irish waters after the deaths...

Could drones be used to help test water quality at isolated lakes?

Researchers at GMIT's Marine and Freshwater Research Centre have secured funding from the EPA to study whether drones could be used to help test...

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