George Lee

Environment Correspondent

A person using a hose to water plants in their garden

Hosepipe bans extended in three areas until 13 October

Uisce Éireann has confirmed it is extending the hosepipe bans currently in place for the Kells-Oldcastle area in Co Meath, Mullingar in Co Westmeath and Milford, Co Donegal for an additional four weeks until 13 October.

Ireland • 1 hr

Agreement reached with farmers over water supply project

Uisce Éireann has reached agreement with the Irish Farmers Association and the Irish Creamery Milk Supplies Association on a voluntary wayleave compensation package for farmers and landowners along the route of the underground pipeline it wants to lay to take water from the River Shannon to Dublin.

Ireland • 10 Sep

A view of dead fish following a fish kill incident

Lab results expected on brown trout impacted by fish kill

Inland Fisheries Ireland is expecting that tomorrow it will receive the results of extensive laboratory tests on 28 brown trout impacted by the large fish kill on the Blackwater River last month.

Munster • 09 Sep

Over 2,600 social homes retrofitted last year - report

A report on the climate action performance of all 31 local authorities has highlighted a broad range of activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower energy bills and improve living conditions last year.

Climate Change • 09 Sep

A photo of an asian hornet beside a two euro coin

Second Asian hornet nest confirmed in Co Cork

The National Parks and Wildlife Service has confirmed that it has found a new nest of Asian hornets in Cobh, Co Cork.

Environment • 06 Sep

NPWS team removes first Asian Hornet Nest found in Ireland

Concerns over possible second Asian hornet nest in Cork

The National Parks and Wildlife Service is concerned about the possibility that a second Asian hornet nest may be located in Cork.

Ireland • 05 Sep

EPA expands fish kill investigation to further sites

The Environmental Protection Agency has said it expanded its investigation into the cause of the serious fish kill on the Blackwater River near Mallow in County Cork over the past ten days.

Environment • 03 Sep

Dozens of dead wild brown trout laid out on grass

Tests find firm near fish kill exceeded discharge limits

Tests conducted by the EPA on wastewater at the North Cork Co-Op Creamery Plant adjacent to the site of a large Blackwater River fish kill two weeks ago found the Co-Op was not compliant with its discharge licences.

Munster • 01 Sep

Firefighters are pictured working on extinguishing a wildfire near the city of Patras in western Greece

Climate change made wildfires 22% more intense - study

The first rapid attribution analysis on a wildfire in Europe has found that human-caused climate change made the weather conditions that drove deadly fires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus this summer about 22% more intense.

Climate Change • 28 Aug

Animal samples to be collected after fish kill in Cork

Samples of small animals that lack a backbone and live underwater are to be collected and analysed on the Blackwater River at Mallow in Co Cork, as the authorities continue their quest to find the cause of the devastating fish kill in the area two weeks ago.

Munster • 27 Aug