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Uisce Éireann blames planning for three Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of raw sewage discharge

Uisce 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

Utilities regulator ‘extremely concerned’ after Uisce Éireann requests €150m in extra funding

Semi-state water firm cited increased costs in energy and wage bills in its request

Uisce Éireann will miss own targets for new facilities, putting house building at risk

The country’s water agency has delivered only nine of 24 promised new water and wastewater plants and 24 of 89 promised upgrades, which could threaten the construction of new homes

Green Party opposition threatens €1.3bn Shannon-Dublin water pipeline

TDs question whether proposed pipeline would lead to further ‘lopsided’ development in the country

Glanua eyes sales of €150m this year as it plans to create 250 jobs over the next five years

The company has changed its name as part of a rebrand and will be headquartered in Loughrea, Co Galway

Industrial Action

600 people in Cork left without water due to strikes by Uisce Éireann staff

Industrial action has delayed repairs to burst water main as agency boss urges workers to ensure essential services are maintained

Glanua plans 250 staff boost and launch in US market

Revenue at Galway water engineering firm has trebled, with sales set to hit €150 million this year

National water strike called off after government gives guarantees on pay

All water service workers in the Siptu trade union had been due to stop their work on Wednesday and Thursday next week

Thousands of homes and businesses without water across Dublin following supply outage

Repairs are ongoing and expected to be completed by 10 am tomorrow, Uisce Éireann says

Industrial Relations

Thousands of water service workers vote to strike next month

A letter to Siptu members reveals the industrial action will begin on June 7, with the effect on supplies yet to be realised

Ervia to be wound down and absorbed into Gas Networks Ireland

Bord Gáis Éireann was rebranded as Ervia in 2014 after its energy division was sold off to a private consortium as part of the EU/IMF bailout package

New planning rules to speed up delivery of water infrastructure

Change ordered by minister of state Peter Burke could expedite Uisce Éireann projects by up to two years