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The National Waste Prevention Programme, led by the EPA, has funded and developed greenbusiness.ie, a free business advisory service that represents an innovative approach to waste prevention and resource efficiency in Ireland.

Interestingly back in July as news was soon to break that six of our senior local authority bosses had received performance related bonuses of almost €70,000 last year, the EPA was being notified by Galway City Council that big problems were brewing in Galway.

The Galway City Council knew about the presence of lead in the Galway water supply as far back as July, it was confirmed last night by the Environmental Protection Agency.

‘Tis hard to kill off the Mervues, the Bohermores, the Claddaghs and the Shantall-ians. It is no coincidence that the four areas that are in the headlines this week are communities that house the hardiest people in the city. Homes to dozens of centenarians, and families of amazing strength and tenacity, it is these bastions of auld Galway that are in the eye of the current storm.

The drinking water supply of a house in Taylor’s Hill has been discovered to have excess levels of lead and last evening the Mayor of Galway Padraig Conneely expressed fears that the lead contamination problem may now be more widespread than was feared.

Claim and counterclaim has raged between City Hall and Green Cllr Niall Ó Brolcháin over when the Galway City Council first knew about lead exceedences in the water and when figures for those exceedences were released.

Westmeath County Council remains confident at all times of the high quality of its water supplies, according to county manager Dan McLoughlin.

Officials at Carlow County Council have moved swiftly to reassure residents over concerns of excessive lead in the county’s drinking water following a recent EPA report.

Keeping your children well when they go back to school is not always easy. Regardless of their age, they are going back into packed classrooms full of germs, and our changing Irish climate means immunity is often compromised. For parents, that means niggly colds, sore throats, tummy bugs, ear infections, and lots of other fun stuff!

Businesses in Carlow have made a real contribution to green initiatives, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).