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Irish Water

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drumcondra road
Irish Water restores supply in north Dublin after 'major burst' left households with low pressure
22 Jul 2019
8.1k
9
drumcondra road
'Major burst' leaves people without water in north Dublin
21 Jul 2019
40.8k
60
Water Charges
Charges for excess water usage approved by commission
17 Jul 2019
21.3k
167
Irish Water
25% of Irish people say they don't need to conserve water because of how often it rains
17 Jul 2019
16.4k
68
ireland's water
Poll: How would you vote in a referendum on water ownership?
16 Jul 2019
47.2k
150
Irish Water
Referendum on water ownership could be held in early 2020, says minister
16 Jul 2019
15.8k
31
Irish Water
'It's a real crisis': Billions of litres of untreated water overflows at Ringsend wastewater plant since 2015
12 Jul 2019
62.2k
81
dublin bay
Warning of 'odour' near Ringsend as EPA says plumes to continue until waste water plant upgrade
3 Jul 2019
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72
Irish Water
EPA to inspect wastewater treatment plant after brown plume discharges into Dublin Bay
2 Jul 2019
25.1k
48
bathing bans
Discoloured water on Dublin beaches down to algal bloom, says council
Updated 25 Jun 2019
50.1k
95
food waste
Public urged not to put food waste down the sink to prevent 'fatbergs' building up
12 Apr 2019
17.5k
24
quay street
Works underway to repair significant burst on water main in Dundalk
21 Mar 2019
8.4k
10
don't flush
8ft fatberg made of wet wipes and nappies removed from sewer in Wicklow
16 Mar 2019
164k
92
weekend water
Dublin water supply may be disrupted over weekend as repairs to be carried out
2 Mar 2019
16.5k
19
Poolbeg
A faulty sewage tank caused effluent to pour into Dublin Bay over the weekend
26 Feb 2019
38.5k
44
Anglesea Road
Water supply in parts of Dublin disrupted following burst water main
31 Jan 2019
16.5k
32
Water
Irish Water investigating reports of discoloured tap water in areas of north Dublin
29 Jan 2019
16.1k
25
critically low
People in Mullingar asked to conserve water to reduce risk of summer outages
29 Jan 2019
9.0k
33
Water Charges
If you're using 'too much' water, you'll be getting a letter in the door in June
27 Jan 2019
40.8k
129
Irish Water
Repairs to Dublin water mains may cause supply disruption this weekend
24 Jan 2019
17.5k
17
2 fat 2 furious
'Monster' 64m fatberg discovered blocking sewer in UK
8 Jan 2019
88.5k
42
think before you pour
Avoiding fatbergs: Why pouring turkey oils and greases down the sink is a terrible idea
25 Dec 2018
23.8k
34
Irish Water
How we could be on course for a referendum on water supply
20 Nov 2018
16.0k
61
plastic problem
Wet wipes and sanitary products cause over 500 sewage blockages every month
18 Nov 2018
62.9k
51
Rathkeale
Around 2,500 affected after Irish Water issues 'do not drink' notice in Limerick
5 Oct 2018
11.9k
50
Remedial Action
Irish Water to write to 140,000 homes and businesses with 'at risk' supplies
3 Oct 2018
16.7k
65
Complaints
Irish Water staff made house calls to those reported over hosepipe ban
28 Sep 2018
18.5k
28
back to normal
Irish Water lifts hosepipe ban in 16 counties as increased rainfall eases shortage fears
25 Sep 2018
23.7k
51
River Tolka
Blocked sewer suspected to have caused 'major' fish kill along 5km stretch of river in north Dublin
21 Sep 2018
21.3k
17
Clonshaugh
North Dublin locals protest over Irish Water's plans for wastewater treatment plant
15 Sep 2018
17.1k
46
water mess
Doomed water charges policy had 'treacherous basis'
13 Sep 2018
20.4k
98
Conservation
Irish Water extends hosepipe ban for 16 counties until the end of September
28 Aug 2018
27.2k
134
Water Restrictions
Irish Water asked for schools to reduce or turn off their water supplies during the drought
19 Aug 2018
13.7k
103
hosepipe ban
During the drought, some areas were losing half of their water supply because of leaks
18 Aug 2018
18.6k
95
Irish Water
'We need substantial winter rains': Hosepipe ban to remain until October in some areas
8 Aug 2018
16.8k
147
restrictions
Dublin water supply could run out in 70 days
7 Aug 2018
29.3k
147
Trihalomethanes
European Commission opens case against Ireland over levels of drinking water contamination
6 Aug 2018
37.7k
85
beauty q
Beauty Q: How long do you take in the shower?
6 Aug 2018
7.4k
0
Irish Water
Poll: Would you report someone for breaking the hosepipe ban?
28 Jul 2018
47.2k
96
Drought
Hosepipe ban extended until end of August due to 'critical' situation
27 Jul 2018
16.3k
94
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