Ireland's declining water quality standards

Published: Oct. 14, 2022, 7:30 a.m.

b'Ireland will fail to meet the EU and national goal of restoring all waters including rivers and lakes to good or better status by 2027, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned. EPA\\u2019s Mary Gurrie told Newstalk Breakfast that agriculture is having a \\u201cdisproportionate\\u201d impact on declining water quality standards. \\n\\nTo discuss this further, Shane was joined on the show by President of the Irish Farmers Association, Tim Cullinane and also Environmental journalist and commentator, John Gibbons.'