DISCONTENT with Uisce Éireann has been articulated over issues at a sewage treatment plant in a Kildare village.

There was a €2 billion improvement in the Exchequer surplus at the end of 2025 when receipts from the Apple tax ruling were excluded.

A further 1,728 complaints related to water discolouration, with 458 relating to general water quality

A boil water notice remains in place for Wexford town due to a disinfection issue at a treatment plant in Wexford

Repair crews are on site and have isolated the section of pipe that has burst.

The project, which is due to start this month, will replace some of the the water main supply in Stuake, Donoughmore.

Five counties have been under a status yellow snow and ice warning since midnight

The change sees builders able to develop new wastewater treatment facilities in collaboration with Uisce Éireann for smaller housing developments of up to 40 homes

An investigation established that contractors working on a roof at the facility had spilled a bituminous product which entered the raw water sumps via a roof gully

The facility provides drinking water to a population of almost 144,000 in Cork city and the wider Cork Harbour area

The smell has led to the closure of the local park for 27 years

Uisce Éireann said that despite recent rainfall, water levels remain critically low in some areas

Uisce Éireann is appealing to all customers, regardless of whether their supply is affected by a hosepipe ban, to be mindful of their water usage.

Repairs are expected to be completed by tomorrow afternoon

Simon Harris also said every part of the state needs to treat the housing crisis as an emergency.

Images from the European Union's Copernicus satellite show a difference in vegetation near Nenagh in Co Tipperary

On Wednesday, Mr Justice David Nolan adjourned the injunction application relating to protests outside Ryevale House in Leixlip with liberty to re-enter.

The ban will prohibit the use of garden hosepipes for non-essential purposes

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Minister for Housing and Local Government James Browne will update the Cabinet on Tuesday on the urgent actions to be taken by Uisce Eireann, including the purchase of the new generators.

Power has so far been restored to 766,500 homes, farms, schools and businesses.

Several large-capacity generators are being provided by Poland and Denmark, following a request under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

We’re into day eight as I write this without power, and up to a few minutes ago, without water

More than 400 technicians from abroad have arrived in Ireland to help with repairs as the ESB enters a more complex reconnection phase.

Efforts to repair the damaged network continue into a sixth day

Michael Fitzmaurice said Uisce Éireann should have been better prepared for Storm Éowyn

On Monday morning, the Sligo-based Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118 undertook the humanitarian operation.

Power outages at treatment plants and pumping stations continue to impact on supplies across the county.

The bitterly cold Arctic airmass that has been affecting the country for several days will start to move away, with milder conditions developing later in the weekend.

Uisce Éireann, previously known as Irish Water, is working to restore water to customers in parts of Mallow ahead of New Year's Eve night

There is a sewage pollution crisis in Newport, Co Mayo

NI Water and Uisce Éireann will work to identify where investment should be made to address pollution

A status yellow wind warning is in effect from 5pm for counties Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow

Locals have campaigned for many years for proper wastewater treatment facilities for Kilkee, but over 80 objections were lodged against the proposed scheme for Dunlicky Rd.

Almost 40 per cent of all water due to be delivered to households and non-domestic customers in 2022 was lost due to leakages, according to the findings of a new report by a State watchdog

Works are predicted to conclude this afternoon but it will take longer for supplies to return

It will provide water supply updates and information

Described as 'unplanned maintenance works'

The water outage will go into its third day

Uisce Eireann say specialist teams worked through Monday and Tuesday night to excavate and repair the pipeline to ensure water could be returned as quickly as possible

Surrounding townlands are also impacted

Local reps are seeking that Uisce Éireann establish a dedicated helpline on weekends 

The annual EPA report on drinking water showed there was 561,000 people using "at risk" water supplies in 2023, an increase from 481,000 in 2022