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Two-thirds of Mayo septic tanks inspected last year failed | Connaught Telegraph

  • Bias Rating

    52% Medium Right

  • Reliability

    25% ReliableLimited

  • Policy Leaning

    52% Medium Right

  • Politician Portrayal

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Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Commenting on the report, Pat Byrne, director of the EPA's Office of Radiation Protection and Environmental Monitoring, said: "The gradual increase in the number of faulty septic tanks being fixed by homeowners since 2013 in response to failed inspections is welcomed, as these are in the areas of greatest risk to rivers and drinking water wells.
33% : The figures have been published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its report on domestic waste water treatment system inspections, which details the findings of septic tank inspections completed by local authorities in 2025.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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