CountryWide

The long-awaited Land Use Review said in clear words that the way we are using land does not safeguard water. does not safeguard water. And a few weeks ago 43% of farms inspected for water quality compliance failed the test. Dairy farmers Gail and Bryan Daniels discuss their ways to try find a solution to the problem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Blackwater River Fish Kill last August was the largest fish kill ever in Ireland, and the person or people were never found. This week, Timmy Dooley, Minister with responsibility for fisheries published a new set of protocols to address which investigative agency should do what from now on when there is a fish kill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Countrywide Full Episode 04/07/2026See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Dáil Committee heard this week that the things farmers whose land is free draining are being advised to do will catch phosphate but won’t stop nitrate from polluting rivers. Pat Dillon from the agricultural research agency Teagasc is an expert in nitrate leaching spoke to Philip on this morning's show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The amount of water we are taking out of our underground aquifers and rivers is increasingly an issue, but what happens when a well suddenly runs dry for 6 months, and then reappears? Betty O’Shea has devoted a considerable chunk of her life to tending to Father Moore’s Well, and she tells us more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.