A LOCAL candidate in next month’s European elections has called for a complete ban on hazardous pesticides. Adrienne Wallace, the People before Profit candidate for Ireland South, said: “We cannot ignore the science any more. Pesticides and antibiotics are polluting streams across Ireland.” Ms Wallace cited research published in the journal, Science of the Total […]
KILKENNY’S drinking water does not contain excessive levels of pesticides that could pose a threat to our health, Irish Water has confirmed. The State Utility said it did not detect any “exceedances” in pesticides in drinking water source throughout Kilkenny city and county last year. However Irish Water, working in partnership with the National Pesticide […]