The EPA has classified air quality in County Tipperary as good.
Local Authorities are empowered under the Air Pollution Acts (Licensing of Industrial Plant) Regulations 1988 to license certain classes of activities which may give rise to air emissions. Activities qualifying for an Air Emissions License are listed in Schedule 3 of the Air Pollution Act 1987 and it is the responsibility of Tipperary County Council to control and condition such activities.