# water - Monday 9 May, 2022
# Leaky
# Leaky
Irish Water commissioned the research as it launches a new tool to help households save water.
# water - Tuesday 22 February, 2022
# EPA
The agency said 20 of the 380 private group schemes, which serve more than 2,900 people, failed to meet the standard relating to E. coli bacteria. Twenty-two private group schemes also failed to meet the standard for Trihalomethanes (THM). Over a quarter of small private supplies, serving food businesses, nursing homes, crèches and B&Bs, were not monitored at all in 2020.
# water - Saturday 30 October, 2021
# Boil Notice
# Boil Notice
The towns of Wexford, Gorey and Enniscorthy have been affected.
# water - Friday 23 July, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Irish Water has appealed to members of the public in numerous counties to reduce their water usage.
# water - Monday 19 July, 2021
# Water
# Water
Irish Water said the public should conserve water while temperatures increase.
# water - Sunday 18 July, 2021
# Water
# Water
Residents in north county Dublin may experience low water pressure or outages today.
# water - Tuesday 11 May, 2021
# No Return
# No Return
The OECD has suggested the government reconsider the issue of domestic water charges.
# water - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# Water
# Water
Irish Water experienced a higher than normal volume of bursts during the cold snap earlier this month.
# water - Wednesday 13 January, 2021
# Water Conservation
# Water Conservation
Irish Water said there has been a spike in demand in recent days due to sub-zero temperatures.
# water - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# 2-Methylisoborneol
# 2-Methylisoborneol
There were over 450 reports of an unnatural odour or taste coming off water in August.
# water - Thursday 13 August, 2020
# Drumcondra
# Drumcondra
Irish Water has insisted that the water is safe to drink, but is investigating reports.
# water - Wednesday 8 July, 2020
# Hosepipe Ban
# Hosepipe Ban
The ban was expected to remain in place until 21 July.
# water - Friday 3 July, 2020
# Water Conservation
# Water Conservation
The ban was due to remain in place until 21 July.
# water - Saturday 20 June, 2020
# Hosepipe Ban
# Hosepipe Ban
A hosepipe ban is in place for the coming weeks.
# water - Tuesday 9 June, 2020
# Blue Flag
# Blue Flag
Donegal had the most Blue Flags this year.
# water - Thursday 4 June, 2020
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
Irish Water has been urging people to conserve water.
# water - Wednesday 18 March, 2020
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
Irish Water has also advised businesses to make sure there is “no unnecessary use of water” .
# water - Saturday 11 January, 2020
# Well Well Well
# Well Well Well
Currently, the EPA recommends that wells are tested once a year, but there is no legal requirement to do so.
# water - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
# Record Levels
# Record Levels
Demand for water in greater Dublin is 10 million litres a day higher than last year, Irish Water said.
# water - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
The notice is in place for the area supplied by the Whitegate Public Water Supply.
# water - Monday 18 November, 2019
# Cathedral Road
# Cathedral Road
The water main burst earlier today in the northside of the city.
# water - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
# Drinking Water
# Drinking Water
Irish Water said an audit of the plant and satisfactory results of a number of water samples were factors in the decision.
# water - Friday 8 November, 2019
# Boil Water Notice
# Boil Water Notice
A boil water notice is currently in place in for areas of Dublin, Meath and Kildare.
# water - Tuesday 5 November, 2019
# Boil Notice
# Boil Notice
The areas impacted are the same as those impacted by a widespread notice a fortnight ago.
# Drinking Water
# Drinking Water
The EPA says the level of treatment at Leixlip is not sufficient to manage the risk posed by the River Liffey source water.
# water - Friday 25 October, 2019
# In The Pipes
# In The Pipes
The EPA, the HSE and Fingal County Council are to meet today as 600,000 people remain affected.
# water - Thursday 24 October, 2019
# Boil Water Notice
# Boil Water Notice
The audit found Irish Water failed to take samples of treated water during the critical period following the incident.
# water - Monday 21 October, 2019
# Celtic Pure
# Celtic Pure
The recall notice said E.coli was an indicator that water is contaminated with faecal material.
# water - Sunday 13 October, 2019
# In The Pipeline
# In The Pipeline
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.
# water - Monday 23 September, 2019
# Courts
# Courts
The company was at the centre of recent product recalls.
# water - Tuesday 3 September, 2019
# Test The Water
# Test The Water
Free testing kits will be sent to people who want to check the quality as part of a European-wide survey.
# water - Tuesday 6 August, 2019
# Water
# Water
Several batches of own-brand supermarket water were recalled in recent weeks due to arsenic levels.
# water - Friday 2 August, 2019
# Food Safety
# Food Safety
Own-brand water from Dunnes, Lidl, Londis, Mace and Spar has been recalled.
# Sewage Spill
# Sewage Spill
Dublin City Council says that the results “significantly exceed the maximum permitted levels for designated bathing waters”.
# water - Tuesday 30 July, 2019
# Oceans
# Oceans
Fionn Ferreira from Cork received a €45,000 bursary.
# water - Monday 22 July, 2019
# Drumcondra Road
# Drumcondra Road
The burst happened on a 600mm diameter water main on the Drumcondra Road at about 7.30am yesterday.
# water - Sunday 21 July, 2019
# Drumcondra Road
# Drumcondra Road
Irish Water and Dublin City Council are working to restore full water pressure in the affected areas.
# water - Tuesday 16 July, 2019
# Ireland's Water
# Ireland's Water
Minister Eoghan Murphy has said a referendum on the topic could be held as early as next year.
# water - Monday 20 May, 2019
# Swim Time
# Swim Time
A total of 88 swimming spots received the accolade this year.
# water - Saturday 2 March, 2019
# Weekend Water
# Weekend Water
Works will be carried out on the trunk water main on the Stillorgan Road, Donnybrook today and tomorrow.
Partly sunny with a shower or two
Max: 17 °C
Min: 10 °C
Clouds and breaks of sun
Max: 18 °C
Min: 11 °C
