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EXOTIC WASTELAND: Is Irish recycling waste ending up in illegal dumps abroad?

Dublin

Until recently, China was the destination of choice for Europe’s rubbish as the world’s largest reusable and packaging waste importer.

10 Backers raised €180 of €2700

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PRIVATE TREATMENT: Are private wastewater works more polluting than public plants?

Ireland

Raw, untreated sewage is released into the environment from 77,000 people across 36 Irish towns and villages, a recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found. In 2018, over 20 cities and towns - producing over 50% of Ireland’s urban waste water - had wastewater treatment plants that didn’t meet European Union standards.

3 Backers raised €61 of €1210

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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.

3 Backers raised €60 of €1250

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TESTING THE WATERS: Where in Ireland has the most polluted tap water?

Ireland

Decades of under-investment, crumbling infrastructure, and leaking pipes have left Ireland’s water supply on a knife edge.

1 Backer raised €10 of €1400

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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.

13 Backers raised €255 of €1350

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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.

2 Backers raised €400 of €400