Featured article

Irish Water continues work to restore full supply to customers affected by Storm Ophelia

Irish Water is working to restore water and wastewater services across the country. Find out the latest updates in your area.

Read more

Filter

Selected filter:  Galway

12 June 2017

New wastewater treatment plant in Castlecomer officially opens

Project is part of overall investment of almost €6m in wastewater treatment in Kilkenny

  • Ensure environmental compliance
  • Eliminate untreated wastewater
  • Support economic growth

9 June 2017

Water restrictions on Inis Mór to be eased over weekend

Inis Oirr water supply still at a critical level

  • Historically low water levels
  • Unseasonably dry conditions
  • Great demand on water supplies

9 June 2017

Irish Water has submitted a planning application to progress the upgrade to the Kentstown Wastewater Treatment Plant

Planned upgrade will benefit the environment by improving the operations at the plant

  • Ensure environmental compliance
  • Reduce risk of overflows
  • Facilitate economic growth

22 March 2017

World Water Day 2017

Today is World Water Day and this year’s theme is wastewater with the focus on reduction and reuse of wastewater. Here is our story.

7 October 2015

Ervia publishes Business Plan for Irish Water

The utility will make €5.5bn capital investment while transforming water service delivery model to realise €1.1bn in operational savings

16 June 2015

Lead in drinking water mitigation plan issues paper for consultation

Irish Water has today published its Lead in Drinking Water Mitigation Plan issues paper for public consultation.

9 June 2015

Approximately 26,000 customers identified as potentially having lead pipes in their properties.

Irish Water has today confirmed that it has identified approximately 26,000 customers through the metering programme as potentially having lead pipes in their properties.

19 February 2015

Irish Water issues Strategic National Plan for Water Services in Ireland

The first integrated plan for the delivery of water services in Ireland has been published today (19th February 2015) by Irish Water in its draft format for public consultation.

21 January 2015

Irish Water welcomes publication of the EPA Drinking Water Report 2013

The report provides a clear picture of the challenges facing Irish Water in terms of the inadequacy of a significant proportion of our treatment plants supplying drinking water.

13 March 2014

Irish Water welcomes the publication of the EPA Urban Waste Water report

Irish Water today welcomed the production of the EPA report on urban wastewater in Ireland. The EPA report reflects how years of under investment in waste water infrastructure has meant that in many parts of the country the water system is not fit for purpose and effluent is being discharged that is not properly treated.

Back to the top