News

24 October 2017

Irish Water’s systematic and standardised approach to tackling wastewater infrastructure delivering results

Report shows size and scale of challenge faced by Irish Water

• 65 new or upgraded plants have been delivered
• Planned approach, delivering sustained benefits
• Improved compliance in wastewater treatment

17 October 2017

Storm Ophelia Update 5pm

Impacts include loss of power to treatment plants and pumping stations

• Cork and Waterford worst affected by outages
• 30 emergency water tankers deployed
• Vulnerable customers being contacted

16 October 2017

Storm Ophelia Update 5pm

• Monitoring all water and wastewater supplies
• Working with the 31 local authorities
• Coordinating with ESB to prioritise power restoration

16 October 2017

Storm Ophelia Update 12.30pm

Incident plans in place and crews on standby

• Heavy rainfall may increase risk of flooding
• Power outages may impact water treatment plants
•  Precautionary Boil Water Notices may be imposed

25 September 2017

Irish Water appeals to those eligible for domestic refunds to update details if necessary

Refunds to be issued to approximately 990,000 customers beginning when necessary legislation is passed

• No application or registration process
• Majority of refunds issued before year end
• Process ready to be implemented

15 September 2017

Local Irish Water staff organise Big Beach Clean in Kilkee

More than 40 adults and children took part in the clean-up

• Raising awareness of the impact of marine litter
• Vital that we all play our part
• Think Before You Flush!

8 August 2017

Leak repair project leads to savings of 867,000 litres of water every day in Killaloe

Customers will benefit from more secure water supply

• Leak reduction a key priority for Irish Water
• Significant benefits for homes and businesses
• A more efficient water network

2 August 2017

Bathing prohibition notice in Kilkee is lifted

Irish Water welcomes the announcement of the lifting of the bathing water prohibition notice that was issued on Kilkee Beach

• Two bathing prohibition notices have been lifted
• Lifeguards are on duty
• Blue Flag flying again

 

1 August 2017

Irish Water statement in relation to Kilkee Pump Station

In November 2016 Irish Water carried out a routine health and safety audit of the Kilkee Pump Station

• A number of issues were identified
• Electrical issues at the Kilkee Pump Station
• Full programme of works will be completed in a few months

27 July 2017

Kilkee Beach closed for bathing as a precautionary measure

Operational electrical issues in Kilkee Pump Station on Wednesday

• Pumps out of service for number of hours
• Discharge of wastewater to Victoria stream
• Precautionary bathing notice in place