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Social Democrat TD Aidan Farrelly asks how company can pay €18m in bonuses while being fined by regulator
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Met Éireann forecasts temperatures to increase from Friday as some areas face water restrictions
Uisce Éireann places night-time restrictions on water supplies affecting Kilkenny, Tipperary, Donegal, Cork and Meath
Supermac’s Pat McDonagh: ‘If I were 25, I’d be on a flight to Sydney or New York tomorrow’
Entrepreneur says ‘fun is going out of business’ and flags concerns over red tape, rules and high costs
State must ensure an adequate return on assets
Whether it is data centres tapping the energy grid of social housing tenants’ rent, the Government needs to manage its balance sheet
Ireland punishes tax evaders. Pollution should be just as risky
Nature absorbs the impact of polluters because the political will isn’t there to make the consequences serious enough to stop them
Unsafe drinking water led to restrictions for 200,000 last year
Environmental Protection Agency says numbers under boil water or restriction notices is ‘worrying’
Pollution has led to huge drop in salmon and trout numbers in Ireland, Oireachtas to hear
‘Salmonids’ decline serves as a warning that wider ecological deterioration is occurring,’ Angling Council of Ireland says
Key issues on future for An Post underlie tensions with Minister
‘Talk of resignations and expression of frustration’ over CEO pay, borrowing limits and strategy
Don’t blame local authorities for lack of housing
Government needs to deliver on its own commitment to strengthen local government
Graduate to professional: 10 organisations offering paid programmes in Ireland
EY, Boston Scientific and Irish Distillers are among businesses and agencies offering paid graduate programmes
Louth river incident is one of Ireland’s worst fish kills on record
Inland Fisheries Ireland says source has been identified as agricultural discharge
Builders wait on State to seek bids for infrastructure projects
More detail needed on €270bn plan, says industry chief
Uisce Éireann eyes golf courses for spreading sewage sludge as farmland options run out
Company has begun public consultation on ideas for disposing of the wast
Ireland’s water challenge isn’t shortage – it’s resilience
State’s water infrastructure in 2026 reflects decades of underinvestment, climate change and growth in demand
Dublin sees highest-ever figure for a single day’s water use
Uisce Éireann says 40% of Liffey flow going to city’s water supply, which is reaching maximum capacity
Businesses face rise in water charges as regulators green-light near €14bn investment
State company Úisce Éireann will boost supply and treatment facilities needed for new homes
Dublin drainage scheme will be completed a year early, says Chambers
Jack Chambers says action plan to speed infrastructure projects already yielding results
Ireland’s newest official bathing area off limits to swimmers this summer over water pollution
State’s newest official bathing area was only formally designated in 2025
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown golf lands will not be zoned for housing after councillors’ vote
Councillors resist ‘invasion on virgin lands’ of the Dublin Mountains
Ella McSweeney: Cornafulla Bog is a gold mine. Let’s not squander it
Siting wind infrastructure on the Shannon bogs is too high a price to pay for renewable energy
Meet the man on a mission to clean up one of Dublin’s dirtiest rivers
John Stack, senior executive engineer with Dublin City Council, knows this waterway like the back of his hand
Councils warn of risks to tourism and agriculture from Shannon water project
Elected representatives in Clare pass resolution calling for planning permission for 170km pipeline to be refused
If Ireland can build a sewerage plant this beautiful, why allow such ugly data centres?
There's no reason infrastructure can't be beautiful
Supermac’s owner fails in bid to block legal costs protection for environmental group
Friends of the Irish Environment challenging wastewater connection agreement for new motorway service station in Co Clare
Infrastructure delivery reforms should speed up two ‘critical’ water projects, says Minister
Jack Chambers plans to bring the Critical Infrastructure Bill to Cabinet next month
Country’s largest wastewater plant finally working as intended after €550m improvements
Ringsend plant now has headroom for Dublin’s growth but extra capacity will soon be used up
‘I was furious’: How flood defences are dividing Clontarf
North Dublin suburb’s coastal road has been repeatedly flooded, but locals cannot agree on a solution
‘The only thing I own is gone’: Clongriffin residents see vehicles submerged by torrential rain
‘How was this level of damage able to expand in such a short period of time? It’s mind-blowing ... we’ve all fallen victim to it’
Uisce Éireann hopes to start Dublin scheme late this year
State company taking first step in seeking bids for national projects worth €7bn
Residents left 10 days without full water supply in aftermath of Storm Chandra
Tuath Housing Association says it is working to resolve issues at its Chapelizod development
Procurement for Greater Dublin drainage scheme to begin 14 years after project announced
Cabinet also to hear how age-verification social media pilot for under-16s could start within weeks
Should Ireland introduce a legal ‘duty of care’ for rainwater?
In the Netherlands and Germany, nature-based solutions are the first step in flood prevention. In Ireland, they’re the last
Storm overflow pipe burst causes ‘brown sludge’ spill near blue-flag beach in Meath
Authorities informed after resident detected ‘horrendous stench’ while walking dog in the area
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