‘Some big polluter is breathing sigh of relief’: Questions remain over Blackwater fish kill
Inconclusive report must not be last word on devastating incident, say environmentalists
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Charges have not gone down, yet work the waste operators used to do is now being transferred to customers
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Investigation into Cork fish kill fails to find definitive cause
Lack of clarity following extensive inquiry is described as ‘deeply regrettable’ by Minister
Hosepipe bans to be extended for four weeks in some areas after hottest summer on record
‘Stark situation’: Water levels in lakes supplying affected areas remain critically low despite recent rainfall
Farmers to land €100k average payouts as part of Shannon water pipeline deal
Water to be extracted at Parteen Basin in Co Tipperary and piped 170km to the capital
Here is everything that is wrong in Ireland’s planning system in one project
Delays caused by a judicial review of the vital Greater Dublin Drainage scheme are just the latest example of dysfunctional planning
Uisce Éireann warns housing connections at risk as €1.3bn Dublin sewage scheme faces legal challenge
Project knocked back again after go-ahead in July following seven years in planning system
Minister cautions against speculation on cause of Blackwater fish kill
Timmy Dooley urges people to wait until agencies have gathered data necessary to identify cause of pollution
Government must keep electricity and water spend promise, warn builders
Building 60,000 homes a year will need ‘more than words’, the Construction Industry Federation says
Government ‘should take advantage’ of stable building costs now, say surveyors
Easing construction inflation an opportunity to achieve progress with National Development Plan
Fish stocks could take 10 years to recover on Blackwater as anglers estimate more than 40,000 killed
Incident ‘seriously damaging’ to one of Europe’s foremost salmon and trout fisheries, anglers say
Water supply for Greater Dublin Area replenishing after Uisce Éireann completes major pipe repairs
Extensive repairs scheduled this weekend as demand for water is typically lower on bank holidays
Map of areas facing water supply restrictions this weekend
Water outages may occur while major pipeline serving the region is repaired over bank holiday
How to save water: The average Irish person uses 133 litres a day
Water isn’t an unlimited resource, and getting clean, safe water to our taps has its costs
Extended hosepipe ban for counties Waterford, Tipperary, Wexford and Cork
Latest prohibition issued in bid to safeguard supplies for essential purposes after sharp rise in demand
How will the updated National Development Plan shape Ireland in years to come?
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National Development Plan main points: how much is being spent and what are the big winners?
NDP is a total investment of €275.4bn from 2026-2035
State agencies to implement new rules aiming to enhance transparency in political ads
Introduction of alcohol warning labels to be deferred for two years, Ministers to hear
State urged to target five or six ‘crucial’ infrastructure projects
Failure to action Greater Dublin Drainage project will stall necessary new housing in north Dublin, MacGill summer school hears
Planned 9.8% increase in non-domestic water charges undermining viability of hotels, says IHF
Uisce Eireann had originally suggested a 13 per cent increase in charges to the CRU
Huge €1.3bn north Dublin sewage plant gets go ahead after seven years in planning system
Delays to facility repeatedly cited as restricting development of new housing across the Dublin region
Drought status declared in parts of 12 counties as heatwave conditions expected this week
Met Eireann predicts week of rising temperatures, topping out at a potential 28 degrees this Friday
Heat wave advice: How to look after your pet, garden and family in the hot weather
Among experts’ tips are to walk your dog in the morning, keep hydrated, but never water plants in middle of the day
Ireland’s competitiveness on downward trend just as major challenges move into focus, says report
Planning delays, high cost of doing business and ‘unacceptably low’ productivity among builders are all harming the country, NCPC says
Ringfence €500m annually for water services, builders tell Government
Construction Industry Federation budget submission warns on infrastructure gap
Drinking water is safe but problems persist with THMs, lead and other contaminants, says EPA
Moves by Uisce Éireann to remove lead from supply networks and houses ‘is still far too slow’
‘We’ve dropped the ball’: Ireland’s housing targets will be missed because the water, electricity and roads required can’t be delivered
Badly needed scaling up of house-building is threatened by transport and utilities projects stuck in the planning pipeline. What is to be done?
Cork LGBT+ Pride festival organiser gets injunction lifting suspension over misconduct claims
Kery Mullaly claims he was suspended last September without any notice over eight misconduct allegations, which he denies
There is a way to unblock Ireland’s infrastructural logjam
The Victorian model of having the legislature authorise major infrastructural development is the answer
Semi-state CEOs: What do they earn and should they be paid more?
New Government structures mean many heads of commercial State companies will seek pay packet increase following review
Swimming banned at Dollymount Strand due to suspected sewage discharge after heavy rainfall
Deputy Lord Mayor criticises inadequate alert system and Uisce Éireann response
Ireland is like the paradox of Schrödinger’s cat: a wet country that has too little water
We also have more than 15,500 homeless people and 160,000 vacant homes
State utility firms told Minister chief executive pay limits posed ‘serious risks’ to organisations
Pay review group told there were concerns about the potential loss of chief executives at critical time for companies
Housing emergency? Ireland is not even acting at the level of mildly urgent
We are heading for a decade of failure to get to grips with a growing social disaster. That’s long enough to fix things, even in Ireland
Fixing ‘known’ water system issues will take until 2050 and cost up to €60bn, says Uisce Éireann
Water constraints to slow housebuilding for next 25 years, says Aontú leader Tóibín
Housebuilding in Dublin to stall within three years if wastewater plant not delivered
Uisce Éireann's starkest warning yet on water constraints follows Government’s revised 2030 housing target
Renters forking out €2,000 per month are paying the price for water charges debacle
As the housing shortage cuts into economic competitiveness and social solidarity, the consequences of bad decisions are more apparent
Water utility warns on reforms needed for housing targets: ‘The scale of the task is immense’
Uisce Éireann calls for range of planning and legal issues to be addressed to tackle housing crisis, document sent to Government shows
Water supplies ‘on a knife edge’ with warm and dry weather set to continue, Uisce Éireann warns
Minimal amounts of rainfall forecast up to next weekend, though more substantial showers may then follow
Water failings the latest target in blame game over housing supply
What is going on with Irish government's will they, won’t they approach to tax giveaways?
Chronic inability to build anything big in the State is baked into the system
New Oireachtas committee needs continued failure in big projects if it is to function effectively for its members
Irish Rail seeks ‘maximum’ number of homes for new Dublin suburb, despite Uisce Éireann warning on capacity
Ballyboggan master plan should provide for ‘intensive’ residential development, Irish Rail and NTA say
Ireland weather: Sun here to stay for next week with temperatures hitting 25-degree high, but no talk of hosepipe bans
Eastern regions will benefit from an occasion moderate breeze during the warm spell
‘Constrained’ water supply jeopardises new Dublin suburb with 6,000 planned homes
Uisce Éireann says population growth in the capital requires the construction of a new sewage plant
‘Rigid’ apartment design guidelines could be revisited, says Simon Harris
Inside Politics: Simon Harris says home building must maintain high standards while catering to different needs of homebuyers
What is the water quality like at your local beach? Use our table to check
EPA warns local authorities on contamination from ‘high rainfall events’
Sinn Féin accuses Government of misleading public over ‘additional’ Uisce Éireann funding
€1bn allocation did not provide any further funding, utility‘s chair told former minister
Uisce Éireann’s €1bn budget funding ‘not additional’ and ‘contradicts’ impression given to public
In letter sent to former minister for housing Darragh O’Brien after budget, utility’s chairman said money would provide no extra firepower in coming years
‘They need bigger reservoirs’: Hosepipe ban in Kells sparks call for improved infrastructure
Co Meath town facing six-week ban on using hosepipes to water plants, fill paddling pools or wash cars due to dry conditions
Jack Chambers criticises people who object to housing on basis it affects their ‘area’s character’
Minister outlines plan for taskforce to tackle ‘some of the slowest systems of delivery’ in world
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