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THE PITS: Why is sewage being allowed to pollute one of the Aran Islands?
Galway
The Aran Islands are billed as having a “desolate beauty that draws countless day trippers” by Lonely Planet but in one of its main villages locals are kicking up a stink.
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TESTING THE WATERS: Where in Ireland has the most polluted tap water?
Ireland
A water treatment fault in the Dublin region that left 600,000 people with a boil notice drew attention yet again to just how fragile the country’s water network is.
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WASTE MOUNTAIN: Why is it taking so long to clean up one of the country’s most notorious illegal dumps?
Wicklow
It is Ireland’s most notorious illegal dump, a vast site containing what some believe is up to 1.4 million tonnes of waste.
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SOMETHING IN THE AIR: Why is the air we breathe in Ireland getting more polluted?
Ireland
In the 1980s, Dublin choked beneath a cloud of smog with pollution seven times higher than the levels considered dangerous by the World Health Organisation. As smoky fuel began to be phased out, the black pall lifted and the city’s air returned to some semblance of normality.
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SEPTIC SWIM: Is enough being done to keep Dublin Bay safe for swimmers this summer?
Dublin
Effluent leaks have resulted in pollution incidents along the eastern coastline at least twice so far this year - and bathing restrictions were put in place at popular Dublin beaches.
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