Irish Water is to begin fully taking over water services from town and city councils and will become a stand-alone body in 2023, the Government has decided.
Water supply cut to 500 Portlaoise homes with no prior warning
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Water supply was cut off for a day without warning to 500 households for a whole day in Portlaoise recently.
There was no prior warning to residents, according to a Portlaoise councillor.
Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley says that Irish Water should be telling customers ahead of cutting off their water supply to fix leaks.
“The water was turned off, it affected Highfield meadows, The Grange, the Borris Road, Dr Murphy Place and St Brigid’s Place. It was off from 8am to 4.30pm,” she said.
The shut off happened on Wednesday, February 3 Cllr Dwane Stanley said.
As motivational messages go, the pictures on the wall at Irish Water’s Ringsend wastewater treatment plant are more taunting than encouraging.
Water quality in Dublin Bay will be good enough for Blue Flag status, declares one over a vista of sparkling sea meeting azure sky.
Dollymount, Sandymount and Merrion strands will meet all EU bathing standards, vows another. Dublin’s finest amenity, declares a third with a bird s-eye view of the plant itself.
Within two years of the plant’s completion in 2005, it was overloaded. The beaches have often been subject to swimming bans, Merrion has officially been de-designated a bathing area and, around the bay, blue flags remain elusive.