Irish Water
Shannon water extraction project will be on time and on budget, Uisce Éireann says
Project will be ‘comfortably’ completed for between €4.6bn and €5.9bn, Uisce Éireann tells Oireachtas committee
The Dáil’s floodgates have opened and led to some Michael Collins cussin’
The Independent Ireland leader seemed to momentarily forget where he was during a watery Uisce Éireann debate
Sinn Féin promoting policies that ‘are not left wing’, says Holly Cairns
The Social Democrats leader said she would rather lose her seat than adopt a more popular position on the nitrates derogation
Cork Pride festival firm set to go into liquidation next week, court hears
Creditors’ meeting called amid dispute over disciplinary moves against sole full-time employee
Tariffs will not break Ireland, but infrastructure just might
State’s economic transformation being undermined by deficits in energy, water and housing
Plans to invest €200bn in Ireland’s infrastructure over next decade set to be unveiled
Revised National Deveopment Plan being billed as one of largest ever capital expansion programmes in State’s history
Ireland’s water infrastructure now main block on growth, committee hears
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council flags State’s oversubscribed water infrastructure as key risk
Ireland is like the paradox of Schrödinger’s cat: a wet country that has too little water
We also have more than 15,500 homeless people and 160,000 vacant homes
‘Constrained’ water supply jeopardises new Dublin suburb with 6,000 planned homes
Uisce Éireann says population growth in the capital requires the construction of a new sewage plant
Three steps that could clear the housing roadblocks to boosting the supply of new homes
Residential property output is stagnating, but immediate government action on three key issues could jump-start the market
Medically vulnerable people should never again be as exposed as they were during Storm Éowyn
Natural disasters pose a humanitarian crisis for certain groups and it’s time for authorities to plan for this
Taoiseach ‘fully understands anger’ over Storm Éowyn as power restoration continues
ESB Networks warned public not to approach dangerous fallen electricity infrastructure
Storm Éowyn: More than 130,000 customers still without electricity, ESB says
Galway GP has to dispose of vaccines due to power outages as many could be without electricity into next week
Ireland weather: Tens of thousands without power and schools close as cold snap persists
Met Éireann warns of cold nights over the coming days with widespread frost and ice and temperatures as low as minus 8
Uisce Éireann fined €1,500 over discharge of treated effluent in Co Cork
Fisheries officer tells court stretch of Owenbaun stream carpeted with fungal material, which suffocated invertebrate life
Why is our capacity to deliver infrastructure projects worse now than it was in the 19th century?
A railway was built from Dublin to Cork with little more than a shovel and a pick in the 1840s. Today the Shannon pipeline project will take 15-20 years from conception to completion - and that’s if all goes well
Uisce Éireann criticised by Eamon Ryan for ‘avoidable’ chemical spill that caused Cork fish kill
History of problems at chemical plant highlighted by Minister for Environment in letter to utility’s chief executive
The Government says that two thirds of the recommendations of the Housing Commission are already in train - this is delusional
The Department of Housing’s reply to the landmark report was to say that most of what it called for is already being done, If so, why is the commission calling for a ‘radical reset’?
Tánaiste admits ‘significant’ issue with water quality in Cork city
Micheál Martin calls on Uisce Eireann to give customers timeline for fixing problem causing discolouration
‘On Room to Improve everyone goes miles over budget - I just can’t’
After selling her Dublin city centre cottage, Gemma Tipton is renovating an old stone building adjacent to her parents’ home on the outskirts of the city
Uisce Éireann announces it will be creating 700 new jobs
The Irish water utility has jobs in front-line operations, science and engineering, administration, communications, management and IT
More than one-third of domestic water supply used by just 10% of households, CSO finds
Government has not set a date for imposing charges for using excessive amounts of water
Irish Water to seek Shannon extraction permit next year
State utility predicts a separate greater Dublin drainage plan may not get permission before 2025
Temperatures to hit 28 degrees as hot weather warning for Ireland is in place
Households asked to conserve water as Met Éireann says hot, sunny weather to continue for most places into the weekend
Local authorities criticise water workers’ fresh strike action
Potential for disruption to services in areas including southeast and Cork
Potential ‘disruption to water services’ in some areas on Friday due to strike action
Unite union members taking action over terms of proposed transfer to newly independent body or to other duties within local authorities
Call for water workers dispute to be referred to WRC rejected by union
Workers argue that they would lose allowances currently received for being on call under new agreement
Dublin residents warned to let taps run after water issues fixed overnight
Uisce Éireann says pressure will take time to return to normal as pipe network refills
Irish Water begins search for new Dublin headquarters
Uisce Éireann – as it is officially known – seeking space for up to 800 workers in the capital
Local authority water workers back industrial action over proposed transfer to Uisce Éireann
Union has said disruption to commercial and residential users ‘inevitable’ in event of members taking action
Sod turning on €114m project to prevent sewage overflow in Athlone
One of State’s largest waste water schemes aims to protect Shannon while providing capacity for development
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