Rural Life
The proposed pipeline project to pump water from the River Shannon to the Dublin area could leave farms along its route "unviable".
Beef
Farmers in the area of south Co. Tipperary are concerned over the welfare of their livestock due to an ongoing water outage.
Environment
Clean Coasts has joined Uisce Éireann in urging the public to refrain from pouring fats, oils and greases down the sink this Easter.
Irish Water today (Tuesday, November 21) begins a three-month public consultation on the draft...
Minister Peter Burke has signed new regulations aimed at streamlining the planning process for Irish Water ahead of a CPO.
Agri-Business
Clonakilty, Kinsale and Ballymote are among 32 towns and villages that discharge raw sewage into seas and rivers every day EPA warns
Irish Water continuing to tanker water directly to some reservoirs in rural areas following the summer heatwaves.
Farmers and rural dwellers in West Cork must begin conserving water as a hosepipe ban comes into effect tonight for the next four weeks.
15 areas around Ireland are currently experiencing water shortages while 60 additional supplies are being closely monitored.
As heatwave conditions continue, Irish Water has asked farmers to use "dry cleaning" techniques to clean yards in a bit to conserve water.
There were 47 exceedences of pesticides in public drinking water supplies throughout Ireland in 2021, according to recent findings.
Irish Water and Clean Coasts are partnering with some of Ireland’s celebrated chefs to ask people to ‘rethink the sink’.
The system that has resulted in some farmers being charged multiple water charges was developed by the Commission for Regulation of Ultilities
The IFA has said it will not accept Irish Water charging farmers multiple water meter tariffs because their holdings are fragmented
Irish Water has announced a €20 million investment plan to upgrade capacity at 12 wastewater treatment plants throughout the country
Irish Water and local authorities nationwide are asking homes and businesses to take some simple...
Disruption is continuing this morning (Wednesday, July 28) for homes and businesses affected by a burst water main in Co. Kerry.
Irish Water has said that biodiversity has been making a comeback at Irish Water sites around the country as a result of the utility’s work
Agri Politics
Concerns have been raised by Jackie Cahill over Irish Water's use of capital, noting the Shannon pipeline, wastewater plants and leaky pipes.
Westport, Co. Mayo, has been chosen by Irish Water to pilot the new 'Sustainable Water Towns Initiative', aimed at reducing water consumption.
N.Ireland
A major cross-border project, aimed at improving water quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle...
There has been a slight increase in the number of pesticide exceedances in public drinking water supplies last year, Irish Water says.
Tipperary TD Jackie Cahill is calling on Irish Water to "pull up socks and start taking the treatment of wastewater seriously".
