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Dublin faces supply crisis within ten years unless Shannon project gets green light
Dublin and the Irish midlands will effectively "run out of water" within a decade unless a new supply from the River Shannon is...
by Karma Loveday
Feb 24, 20171 min read


Brussels takes Ireland to court over Urban wastewater Directive failures
The European Commission has confirmed it is taking Ireland to the Court of Justice of the EU over the country’s failure to satisfy the...
by Karma Loveday
Feb 24, 20171 min read


Northern Ireland formally ends the fitting of domestic water meters
In one of its final legislative moves before dissolution the Northern Ireland Assembly has passed regulations to end formally the...
by Karma Loveday
Jan 26, 20171 min read


Water in Ireland should be paid for via tax says expert commission
Normal domestic water usage should be paid through general taxation with a charge levied for “wasteful usage” according to the report of...
by Karma Loveday
Dec 1, 20162 min read


European Commission probes Northern Ireland domestic water charges
The European Commission has decided to investigate the Northern Ireland Executive's policy that domestic customers of Northern Ireland...
by Karma Loveday
Nov 23, 20161 min read
Irish Water unveils 25-year strategy for sludge as EU mulls ban on its use in agriculture
Irish Water has focused its recently published 25-year sludge management strategy on future sludge use being targeted at non-agricultural...
by Trevor Loveday
Sep 29, 20161 min read
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