Irish Water

Utility company plans to charge €106 per student as campus residences reclassified

Tom Parlon calls for investment in capital infrastructure to support housing plans

Rebuilding trust following recent illnesses requires the bringing of all water services under the remit of Irish Water

At least 52 people around Gorey have become ill following failures at two plants

Problems emerged at Ballymore Eustace in Kildare and Creagh in Gorey, Co Wexford

Wexford Treatment plant failure led to 52 confirmed illnesses, number of hospitalisations

‘Reality is somebody is going to have to advance a serious amount of money to Irish Water’

Experts have criticised the amount of treated water that is being lost in a creaking network

Public urged to ‘redouble efforts in conserving water in home, in garden, at work’

Call to conserve after number of regional reservoirs come under pressure in recent days

Delay in implementing the charge has been attributed to the change of government and to Covid

Trade union Fórsa says ‘forced coercion’ of employees out of local authorities will be fought

Country still suffers from ‘high water losses and hot spots of low drinking water quality’

More than 60,400 repairs carried out under Irish Water project since 2015 introduction

More than 21,000 people in town and surrounding areas warned about water quality

First phase of National Water Resources Plan open for public consultation

Plans breach EU rules in six major areas independent legal advisers warn

Raw sewage still flows down river in the centre of the town after three decades of planning rows

At 35 locations across the country raw sewage continues to be discharged on a daily basis

Wipes clog up treatment systems and make them less efficient, says Coastwatch

Report on treatment highlights 113 areas urgently needing improvement to prevent pollution

Environmental Protection Agency critical of Irish Water’s delivery of treatment plants