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Thursday 26 November 2020
There were over 450 reports of an unnatural odour or taste coming off water in August.
Irish Water has insisted that the water is safe to drink, but is investigating reports.
The ban was expected to remain in place until 21 July.
The ban was due to remain in place until 21 July.
A hosepipe ban is in place for the coming weeks.
Donegal had the most Blue Flags this year.
Irish Water has been urging people to conserve water.
Irish Water has also advised businesses to make sure there is “no unnecessary use of water” .
Currently, the EPA recommends that wells are tested once a year, but there is no legal requirement to do so.
Demand for water in greater Dublin is 10 million litres a day higher than last year, Irish Water said.
The notice is in place for the area supplied by the Whitegate Public Water Supply.
The water main burst earlier today in the northside of the city.
Irish Water said an audit of the plant and satisfactory results of a number of water samples were factors in the decision.
A boil water notice is currently in place in for areas of Dublin, Meath and Kildare.
The areas impacted are the same as those impacted by a widespread notice a fortnight ago.
The EPA says the level of treatment at Leixlip is not sufficient to manage the risk posed by the River Liffey source water.
The EPA, the HSE and Fingal County Council are to meet today as 600,000 people remain affected.
The audit found Irish Water failed to take samples of treated water during the critical period following the incident.
The recall notice said E.coli was an indicator that water is contaminated with faecal material.
One of the biggest problems with leaks is where to find them – a trained ear to hear a leak is still a commonly used method.
The company was at the centre of recent product recalls.
Free testing kits will be sent to people who want to check the quality as part of a European-wide survey.
Several batches of own-brand supermarket water were recalled in recent weeks due to arsenic levels.
Own-brand water from Dunnes, Lidl, Londis, Mace and Spar has been recalled.
Dublin City Council says that the results “significantly exceed the maximum permitted levels for designated bathing waters”.
Fionn Ferreira from Cork received a €45,000 bursary.
The burst happened on a 600mm diameter water main on the Drumcondra Road at about 7.30am yesterday.
Irish Water and Dublin City Council are working to restore full water pressure in the affected areas.
Minister Eoghan Murphy has said a referendum on the topic could be held as early as next year.
A total of 88 swimming spots received the accolade this year.
Works will be carried out on the trunk water main on the Stillorgan Road, Donnybrook today and tomorrow.
The fault occured at the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant.
All batches of the five litre bottles of Still Irish Water are affected.
Australia’s tropical north typically experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season at this time of the year.
The burst water main is located on Anglesea Road.
Irish Water said that it had received reports of water supply issues in areas of Dublin central, Glasnevin and Finglas.
Lough Owel, which supplies water to 50,000 homes and businesses, has now reached critically low levels.
This week, the Cabinet approved the introduction of excessive charges for households.
Homes and businesses may be impacted by reduced pressure and water outages.
THE GREYHOUND RACING industry has been put in the spotlight again this week, the Social Democrats put forward a motion proposing to end State funding of the sector.
Writing for TheJournal.ie this week, TD Holly Cairns explained that greyhound racing in Ireland will receive €19.2m in public funding next year – an increase of €2.4m on 2020.
Last year, an RTÉ investigation claimed that almost 6,000 greyhounds were killed for not racing fast enough in 2017.
But advocates for the sector have claimed it supports thousands of jobs and that annual Government funding represents an economic investment.
So, today we’re asking: Should the Government stop funding greyhound racing?
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