A Fianna Fáil TD is calling on the Government to introduce air pollution warnings as part of the national weather service. Met Éireann in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could provide a service whereby they can alert people to air quality levels across the country. This rates the air quality as very poor, poor, fair or good depending on where you are in the country. However, we have been seeing spikes in air pollution and Enniscorthy in Wexford has been described as akin to New Delhi in terms of air pollution. "In other countries, Air Quality Alert notifications notify people of current air quality levels through text messages and weather apps.

Source: Irish Examiner December 07, 2019 14:37 UTC