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TROUBLED WATERS: Are salmon fish farms harming our marine ecosystem?

Ireland

The fish farming industry is in a phase of rapid growth; it overtook global beef production in 2012.

26 Backers raised €1760 of €2400

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RED FLAG: Is swimming off Ireland's coast under threat from pollution?

Ireland

While 90% of our bathing water is classed as excellent or good, a wave of swimming bans have hit beaches across the country due to water quality issues linked to pollution problems and our changing climate.

11 Backers raised €240 of €2600

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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.

4 Backers raised €90 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.

2 Backers raised €40 of €1400

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WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE: How much did a controversial road scheme in Kilkenny City actually cost and has it delivered what it was supposed to?

Kilkenny

It was one of the most controversial road developments of recent years in Ireland, a plan to build a new bridge across the River Nore in Kilkenny.

46 Backers raised €1371 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