There is a way to unblock Ireland’s infrastructural logjam
The Victorian model of having the legislature authorise major infrastructural development is the answer
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Semi-state CEOs: What do they earn and should they be paid more?
New Government structures mean many heads of commercial State companies will seek pay packet increase following review
Swimming banned at Dollymount Strand due to suspected sewage discharge after heavy rainfall
Deputy Lord Mayor criticises inadequate alert system and Uisce Éireann response
Ireland is like the paradox of Schrödinger’s cat: a wet country that has too little water
We also have more than 15,500 homeless people and 160,000 vacant homes
State utility firms told Minister chief executive pay limits posed ‘serious risks’ to organisations
Pay review group told there were concerns about the potential loss of chief executives at critical time for companies
Housing emergency? Ireland is not even acting at the level of mildly urgent
We are heading for a decade of failure to get to grips with a growing social disaster. That’s long enough to fix things, even in Ireland
Fixing ‘known’ water system issues will take until 2050 and cost up to €60bn, says Uisce Éireann
Water constraints to slow housebuilding for next 25 years, says Aontú leader Tóibín
Housebuilding in Dublin to stall within three years if wastewater plant not delivered
Uisce Éireann's starkest warning yet on water constraints follows Government’s revised 2030 housing target
Renters forking out €2,000 per month are paying the price for water charges debacle
As the housing shortage cuts into economic competitiveness and social solidarity, the consequences of bad decisions are more apparent
Water utility warns on reforms needed for housing targets: ‘The scale of the task is immense’
Uisce Éireann calls for range of planning and legal issues to be addressed to tackle housing crisis, document sent to Government shows
Water supplies ‘on a knife edge’ with warm and dry weather set to continue, Uisce Éireann warns
Minimal amounts of rainfall forecast up to next weekend, though more substantial showers may then follow
Water failings the latest target in blame game over housing supply
What is going on with Irish government's will they, won’t they approach to tax giveaways?
Chronic inability to build anything big in the State is baked into the system
New Oireachtas committee needs continued failure in big projects if it is to function effectively for its members
Irish Rail seeks ‘maximum’ number of homes for new Dublin suburb, despite Uisce Éireann warning on capacity
Ballyboggan master plan should provide for ‘intensive’ residential development, Irish Rail and NTA say
Ireland weather: Sun here to stay for next week with temperatures hitting 25-degree high, but no talk of hosepipe bans
Eastern regions will benefit from an occasion moderate breeze during the warm spell
‘Constrained’ water supply jeopardises new Dublin suburb with 6,000 planned homes
Uisce Éireann says population growth in the capital requires the construction of a new sewage plant
‘Rigid’ apartment design guidelines could be revisited, says Simon Harris
Inside Politics: Simon Harris says home building must maintain high standards while catering to different needs of homebuyers
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EPA warns local authorities on contamination from ‘high rainfall events’
Sinn Féin accuses Government of misleading public over ‘additional’ Uisce Éireann funding
€1bn allocation did not provide any further funding, utility‘s chair told former minister
Uisce Éireann’s €1bn budget funding ‘not additional’ and ‘contradicts’ impression given to public
In letter sent to former minister for housing Darragh O’Brien after budget, utility’s chairman said money would provide no extra firepower in coming years
‘They need bigger reservoirs’: Hosepipe ban in Kells sparks call for improved infrastructure
Co Meath town facing six-week ban on using hosepipes to water plants, fill paddling pools or wash cars due to dry conditions
Jack Chambers criticises people who object to housing on basis it affects their ‘area’s character’
Minister outlines plan for taskforce to tackle ‘some of the slowest systems of delivery’ in world
Housing Minister James Browne: ‘If we don’t get this right over the next four to seven months, we’re going to be in serious, serious trouble’
The solution to Ireland’s housing crisis is ‘more supply and it is my job to get that supply moving’, says the Minister for Housing as he answers questions about how he intends to do that
How Arklow turned a major sewage problem into an opportunity to build something spectacular
Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant, designed by Clancy Moore, is the first in the world with an architect as an integrated part of the design team
Underinvestment in water is harming the environment and economy, but no politician dares mention a solution
Domestic bills and privatisation are off the agenda, but politicking is thwarting proper debate on who pays
Are Labour getting too close to Sinn Féin for their own good?
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Water system ‘in a desperate state’, says Uisce Éireann chair
New approach needed if goal of 50,000 homes a year to be achievable, according to Jerry Grant
Protesters ordered to stop blocking work on water supply to 18th-century property housing women asylum seekers
One demonstrator said works would not begin ‘unless contractor was prepared to hit him with his digger’s bucket’, High Court told
Burrow Beach sewage fix criticised over fears next storm could undo it
Discharge was ongoing for three weeks before intervention
Charges for excessive water use not being considered ‘at this time’, department says
PBP TD Paul Murphy claimed such a move could serve as ‘a Trojan horse’ for wider reintroduction
Ireland could give Ukraine €50m in non-lethal military support, Cabinet to hear
Simon Harris to brief ministers on plan and seek approval for Ireland’s participation in G20 forum, while Peter Burke is to set out IDA Ireland’s new five-year strategy
Almost 700 without power more than a fortnight after Storm Éowyn
Power restored to 766,000 customers since ‘unprecedented’ weather conditions
Taoiseach ‘fully understands anger’ over Storm Éowyn as power restoration continues
ESB Networks warned public not to approach dangerous fallen electricity infrastructure
Ray D’Arcy conjures up a Storm Éowyn image that would leave anyone feeling disconcerted
Radio: At least the RTÉ host is doing his bit to help out. Government Ministers seem caught in the headlights
Storm Éowyn: Generators arrive in State from EU donors as still no power for 86,000 properties
About 2,800 houses still without water as CAO deadline is extended for students in affected areas
Storm Éowyn: EU to send 17 generators to Ireland as nearly 142,000 remain without electricity
Repair crews from Austria, Finland arrive to assist ESB in restoring power
Storm Éowyn: New weather warnings for Sunday as over 460,000 still without power and 200,000 without water supply
Spanish-named Storm Herminia is set to approach Ireland in the next few days but will not be as significant as Storm Éowyn
Housing crisis unlikely to improve in short term under ‘conservative’ targets
Experts say Government’s new-build targets ‘made in a vacuum’ and warn ‘clear direction in policy for 10 years’ is needed to solve crisis
Night-time water restrictions in effect in parts of country following cold snap
Demand on depleted water levels hits ‘record levels’ in Greater Dublin Area, says Úisce Éireann
Project to pipe water from river Shannon to Dublin could cost €10bn
Uisce Éireann using estimate range of €4.5bn-€6bn for 170km pipeline preliminary business case
Ireland weather: Status orange ice warning for 15 counties but temperatures set to climb in coming days
Lying snow, some icy patches and black ice set to linger into weekend as temperatures begin to climb
Weather Ireland: Orange warning in effect with more sub-zero temperatures expected on Thursday night
ESB Networks and Uisce Éireann work to restore electricity and water supplies to areas most impacted by cold snap
As Ireland’s cold snap continues, what measures are being taken to restore power and water services?
Defence Forces drafted in as crews from ESB Networks and Uisce Éireann struggle to reach facilities due to conditions
Uisce Éireann fined €1,500 over discharge of treated effluent in Co Cork
Fisheries officer tells court stretch of Owenbaun stream carpeted with fungal material, which suffocated invertebrate life
Uisce Éireann fined €3,500 for incident that killed tens of thousands of fish in Co Cork
Water utility admits it let polyaluminum chloride enter Allow river at Freemount near Kanturk last June leading to fishkill
Storm Darragh clean-up continues with some facing up to a week without power
Work continues to return transport, electricity and water services to normal after Ireland hit by strongest winds for four years
Wastewater treatment at 10 cities and large towns fails to meet EU standards, EPA finds
Uisce Éireann ‘must prioritise’ prompt delivery of essential works at locations highlighted by the agency
The Irish Times view on Dublin’s commuter rail problems: decades of underinvestment finally catching up with us
The debacle points to a worrying weakness in terms of Irish Rail’s operational capacity
Airlines for America raises Dublin Airport passenger cap with US officials
Seen & Heard: WaterWipes approach, Uisce Éireann investment warning, Ornua’s marketing spend for Kerrygold and Metabolomics Diagnostics sold
Big budget drinks companies have done a great job of commodifying drinking water
Whatever about the health benefits of the water itself, drinking it from a plastic bottle can be dodgy
New €59m reservoir will enhance security and resilience of water supply across Greater Dublin Area
Uisce Éireann says €118m investment will boost supply for housing, hospitals and Dublin Airport
Plans for ‘transformational’ Apple tax money to be announced in early 2025
Budget 2025: €3bn raised this year from the sale of AIB shares earmarked for infrastructure and development
Regulator says Irish Water will miss key targets this year
Seen & Heard: Eamon Waters planning woes, Foreign investment complacency, and SimpleStudy secures new funding
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