Odour and noise issues accounted for 90% of all complaints made to the Environmental Protection Agency last year.
The number of complaints received by the EPA is down by more than a third since 2021.
Its Waste Licence Enforcement Summary for 2023 also revealed its first successful District Court Prosecution for the extraction of peat without a licence.
Two Donegal sites were National Priority Sites for the EPA last year.
A surface coating company in the county was highlighted for emissions to air while a food and drink company was found to be discharging into water.
EPA Programme Manager Patrick Byrne says the majority of inspections are carried out unannounced:
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