Water pollution

Water

EDITORIAL

‘A precaution’: Boil water notice re-issued for 600,000 people

Irish Water has reissued a Boil Water Notice for the area supplied by Leixlip Water Treatment Plant  A…

By Jennifer McShane

Plastic water bottle via Pexels

EDITORIAL

New research finds 90% of bottled water contains micro-plastics

When was the last time you had a bottle of water? This morning? Maybe you're drinking from one…

By Grace McGettigan

Whale via WWF-Indonesia

EDITORIAL

Dead whale found with 115 plastic cups and 25 plastic bags in its stomach

A dead sperm whale, who washed up on the coast of Indonesia this week, had almost six kilograms…

By Grace McGettigan

Pacific Ocean Cleanup

EDITORIAL

24-year-old launches project to clean 50,000 tonnes of plastic from Pacific Ocean

Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental issues of our time, with up to 2.41 metric tonnes…

By Grace McGettigan

Plastic pollution, gannets in Kerry

EDITORIAL

Irish birds are using plastic to build their nests as pollution worsens

Conservation officers have raised concern over the level of plastic pollution off the coast of County Kerry, particularly…

By Grace McGettigan

Flossie Donnelly, Sea Bin

EDITORIAL

We love the 11-year-old girl who installed Ireland’s first sea bin in Dun Laoghaire

Sea bins are unique devices designed to collect litter and debris from open waters. Developed in Australia by…

By Grace McGettigan