Housing Irish Water planning to refund new-connection fees to developers The move is in an effort to prevent ‘first mover disadvantage’ and encourage housing development
Irish Water Unions push for date on referendum to ensure Irish Water is not privatisedThe issue is a key one for water service employees who fear they could lose their rights as public sector workers
Infrastructure Irish Water blames delays on faulty planning systemChief executive says even small projects will take twice as long as they should due to lack of resources at An Bord Pleanála
Drinking Water Irish Water taking 20 years longer than expected to replace dangerous lead pipes - EPAHowever, the regulator said water in the public system is safe
Infrastructure John Walsh: Like our precarious energy supply, crisis also looms for our water system That Ireland is not in a better position to withstand shortages is an indictment of a political system mired in short-termism and expediency
Big Read Ireland’s data centre dilemma: How can the national grid cope as digital demand grows? As the power system struggles to supply the demands of 70-plus data centres, many are asking why the government has been so keen to express continuing support for the energy-sapping industry
Column Susan O’Keeffe: ‘King Puck’s descent from his perch may be the most unusual climate change warning yet’Our environment is altering at a rapid rate and requires many changes – to the way we live – and to the way we have fun
Housing Water and electric shortages threaten delivery of thousands of housesA water pumping station that won’t be ready for six years and energy capacity constraints are among the utility issues delaying the construction of many housing schemes, say developers
Business Post's View Editorial: State must take lead on utility services if it is serious about tackling housing crisisYears of underinvestment have led to a lack of crucial water and electricity infrastructure and developers are warning of lengthy delays to building projects if there is no improvement
Housing Government to hold polls on housing and water on same dayReferendums on putting a right to housing in the constitution and on public ownership of water services may take place next year
Infrastructure Irish Water to use capital project funds to plug hole in €1.3bn budget Utilities regulator will allow use of €704 million set aside for Shannon-to-Dublin pipeline and wastewater plant to cover annual running costs
Infrastructure Irish Water hopes to tempt council workers with €3k transfer bonusSome 3,000 council employees have been offered the cash incentive to join the utility, which wants to employ them in order to have full control of the public water service
Health HSE spends €500,000 on water fluoride system upgradeExecutive says overhaul is necessary to ensure the accuracy and consistency of the treatment of drinking water with fluoride to help prevent tooth decay
Housing Nearly 20,000 homes in Dublin on hold due to lack of water supplyHousing taskforce finds substantial developments in Fingal and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown can’t be built as Irish Water can’t connect to infrastructure
The Big Interview: ‘We don’t pause any more when people ask us who we work for. We’re very proud of our work’ – Niall Gleeson, chief executive, Irish WaterThe engineer expected a challenge when he took the top job in the controversial utility, but he has relished the ‘fantastic opportunity to modernise the water system’
Shannon-Dublin water pipeline may not be built until at least 2031The project, which will cost at least €1.3 billion to build, is considered critical to meeting the drinking water needs of a growing population in the greater Dublin region
Irish Waters to tempt council water workers with performance bonusesCouncil water services staff have been resisting the move to Irish Water because they fear for the long-term security of their jobs
Warnings for excess water use to be issued in the new year The long-planned system of charges for an estimated 80,000 households with excessive water use has been repeatedly delayed, due to government fears of a political backlash
CIF claims Irish Water’s ‘chronic delays’ adding €6k to the prices of new homesThe hold-ups in getting developments connected to water services are posing a huge problem to builders, says Tom Parlon
How the cost of fixing Celtic Tiger-era wastewater systems could hit €300m In an echo of the mica scandal, more than 10,000 homes across the country were built by developers who did not install proper wastewater systems, and then went bust
