Shannon-Dublin water project must be delivered, say engineers
Campaigners against the project have argued that Dublin’s supply problem could be addressed by fixing the leaks in the capital’s water system, but Engineers Ireland's latest infrastructure report backs the plan
As Irish Water struggles to maintain suppliesduring the current heatwave, the body which represents engineers in Ireland has given the country’s water and flooding infrastructure a C or ‘mediocre’ grade.
Engineers Ireland’s latest State of Ireland report on the country’s infrastructure says the water and flood prevention systems are “inadequately maintained, unable to meet peak demand and requiring significant investment”.
The organisation’s director general Caroline Spillane said severe water shortages faced recently by ...
