Planning Uisce Éireann blames planning for three Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of raw sewage dischargeUisce Éireann has committed to completely eliminating any raw sewage discharges in the majority of the 26 towns and villages that have no treatment service by 2025
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
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
