Podcasts about Irish Water

Irish Water will meet Cork City Council next week - but behind closed doors only...Diane & her partner need a new place to rent - the problem is - where they go, the dog has to go too..People are delighted to see money set aside to restore the 4 faced liar & lots more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kelly has lost her home and her partner - but can't get help because somebody is on holidays.. In 2025...Will Uisce Eireann ever even face - let alone answer - questions about the water in Cork.. who was the strange man Brian saw in East Cork & lots more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maria McLeod tells PJ the situation in Midleton is far worse than in the city with 9 years of water you can't drink. She also chats about her movies more here https://www.instagram.com/mari.amcleod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/25z5qam6 Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com 245,000 homes across the country remain without electrical power. 245,000 áitreabh ar fud na tíre gan cumhacht leictreach i gcónaí. Around 180,000 properties in the State are still without electrical power following Storm Éowyn which caused extensive damage across the country last Friday. Tá thart ar 180,000 áitreabh sa Stát fós gan cumhacht leictreach i ndiaidh Stoirm Éowyn a rinne díobháil mhór ar fud na tíre Dé hAoine seo caite. Cavan, Monaghan, Westmeath, Longford, Roscommon, Clare, Galway, Silesia and Donegal are the areas that continue to suffer the most, according to the Electricity Supply Board. An Cabhán, Muineachán, an Iarmhí, an Longfort, Ros Comáin, an Clár, Gaillimh, Silgeach agus Dún na nGall, sin iad na ceantair is mó atá thíos leis i gcónaí, dar le Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais. The company estimates that power will be restored in many of these areas by next Friday, but they say that other areas will remain without it for some time to come. Measann an comhlacht go mbeidh an chumacht ar ais i gcuid mhór de na háiteanna sin faoin Aoine seo chugainn ach deir siad go mbeidh áiteanna eile fágtha dá huireasa go ceann tamaill eile. It is estimated that 65,000 homes in the North are still without electrical power. Meastar go bhfuil 65,000 áitreabh sa Tuaisceart fós gan cumhacht leictreach. The fact that the Electricity Supply Board has asked electricity companies abroad to come to their aid is a testament to the great work that still needs to be done. Léiriú ann féin ar an obair mhór atá le déanamh fós is ea gur iarr Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais ar chomhlachtaí leictreachais thar lear teacht i gcabhair orthu. Teams from Austria and Finland have arrived in Ireland today to assist technicians in restoring power. Tá meithleacha ón Ostair agus ón bhFionlainn tagtha go hÉirinn inniu le cuidiú le teicneoirí abhus an chumhacht a thabhairt ar ais. More teams will be arriving from France and the Netherlands in the next few days. Beidh tuilleadh meithleacha ag teacht ón bhFrainc agus ón Ísiltír as seo go ceann cúpla lá. In addition to electrical power, approximately 74,000 households are still without water supply. Chomh maith le cumhacht leictreach, tá thart ar 74,000 áitreabh gan soláthar uisce i gcónaí. To make matters worse, Irish Water says that another 70,000 properties could soon lose their water supply. Mar bharr ar an donas, deir Uisce Éireann go m'fhéidir go gcaillfeadh 70,000 áitreabh eile fós a soláthar uisce siúd go gairid. These are homes, the company says, that receive water from reservoirs that are gradually drying up because they have not had electrical power since last Friday. Áitribh iad sin, a deir an comhlacht, a fhaigheann uisce ó thaiscumair atá ag dísciú de réir a chéile mar nach bhfuil cumhacht leictreach acu ón Aoine seo caite. The Government has established emergency hubs in sixteen counties across the State to provide relief to people whose needs are not being met following the storm. Tá moil éigeandála bunaithe ag an Rialtas i sé chontae dhéag ar fud an Stáit le fóirithint a chur ar fáil do dhaoine nach bhfuil riar a riachtanais acu tar éis na stoirme. Hot meals, broadband services and laundry facilities are being provided in the various centres. Leithéidí béilí te, seirbhísí leathanbhanda agus áiseanna níocháin atá á gcur ar fáil sna hionaid éagsúla. Cavan, Monaghan, Westmeath, Meath, Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Sligo, Donegal, Laois, Offaly, Wicklow and Wexford are the counties in which the emergency hubs are based. An Cabhán, Muineachán, an Iarmhí, an Mhí, an Longfort, Liatroim, Ros Comáin, Corcaigh, Luimneach, Gaillimh, Sligeach, Dún na nGall, Laois, Uíbh Fhailí, Cill Mhantáin agus Loch Garman, sin iad na contaetha a bhfuil na moil éigeandála bunaithe iontu.

Send us a textIrish water fairies are not like Tinkerbell; they are monsters.  This episode I share some of my favorites:Muirdris, the “Sea Bramble” or “Sea Briar” - A huge, mysterious, undefined horror that inflates and deflates, expands and contracts like a bellows. It has features of a thorn-bush, with branches that stings, and its appearance alone is deadly. Alp-Luachra - In Celtic mythology, a Joint-eateror Just-halver the Alp-luachra is a type of fairy who sits invisibly and consumes half of their victim's food. Chailleach- The word "Cailleach" literally means "old woman, hag" and comes from the Old Irish word caillech, which means "veiled one".  The serpent of Loch Chraili - Similarto the Loch Ness monster  The white trout, the legend of Cong - A woman turned fish pining for her dead fiance  An Dobharchú  - Translated means ‘water hound', or ‘hound of deep'. Thought to be a cross between a giant otter and a hound, Dobhar Chu is about seven-foot-long, or about the size of a crocodile. In fact, it is also known as the Irish crocodile.Support the showIrish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of Invasions

Margaret Attridge, Asset Operations Manager with Irish Water gives an update and Siobhan Wynn, Regional Manager with ESB Networks gives a picture of the current status of supplies.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/29vurjl3 Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com Thousands without water, without electricity due to the severe frost. Na mílte gan uisce, gan aibhléis de bharr an tseaca mhóir. Thousands of people are without electrical power and water supply in various parts of the country due to the severe frost. Tá na mílte daoine gan cumhacht leictreach agus soláthar uisce in áiteanna éagsúla sa tír mar gheall ar an sioc mór. The Electricity Supply Board says that around 40,000 customers are currently without electricity and the company estimates that some of those people will not have power restored for the next few days. Deir Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais gur thart ar 40,000 custaiméir atá gan leictreachas faoi láthair agus measann an comhlacht nach mbeidh an chumhacht ar ais ag roinnt de na daoine sin go ceann cúpla lá eile. Irish Water says around 40,000 customers are without water supply but the company is hopeful that it will be restored to most of them by lunchtime. Deir Uisce Éireann go bhfuil thart ar 40,000 custaiméir gan soláthar uisce ach tá an comhlacht dóchasach go mbeidh sé ar ais ag an gcuid is mó acu faoi am lóin. However, water levels in some reservoirs are currently low, which is causing difficulties for technicians trying to restore supply, Irish Water says. Tá leibhéal an uisce i roinnt taiscumar íseal i láthair na huaire, áfach, agus tá sin ag cothú deacrachtaí do na teicneoirí atá ag féachaint leis an soláthar a thabhairt ar ais, a deir Uisce Éireann. Education Minister Norma Foley says most schools in the country are open but some are closed for safety reasons. Deir an tAire Oideachais Norma Foley go bhfuil an chuid is mó de scoileanna na tíre oscailte ach go bhfuil roinnt acu dúnta ar chúinsí sábháilteachta. Areas in the south of the country are most affected, such as Kerry, Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Carlow and Kilkenny. Áiteanna i ndeisceart na tíre is mó atá thíos leis, mar atá, Ciarraí, Corcaigh, Luimneach, Tiobraid Árann, Port Láirge, Ceatharlach agus Cill Chainnigh. In addition to the frost, snow and sleet are affecting people and various services. Chomh maith leis an sioc, tá sneachta agus flichsneachta ag dul i gcion ar dhaoine agus ar sheirbhísí éagsúla. The Health Service Executive says that a number of outpatient appointments have been postponed in Limerick, Ennis and Nenagh due to icy roads in those areas. Deir Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte go bhfuil roinnt coinní othar seachtrach curtha ar athlá i Luimneach, in Inis agus san Aonach de bharr na bóithre sna háiteanna sin a bheith faoi reothalach. Rain, snow, hail and sleet are again promised today and meteorologists say temperatures could drop as low as five degrees below freezing. Tá báisteach, sneachta, clocha sneachta agus flichshneachta geallta arís inniu agus deir na meitéareolaithe go bhféadfadh an teocht titim chomh híseal le cúig chéim faoi bhun an reophointe. Met Éireann has extended the yellow weather warning they had issued by twelve hours. Tá síneadh dhá uair an chloig déag curtha ag Met Éireann leis an bhfógra buí aimsire a bhí eisithe acu. The announcement was due to end at noon this Thursday but that has now been changed to midnight Thursday. Bhí deireadh le teacht leis an bhfógra ag meán lae Déardaoin beag seo ach tá sin athraithe anois go meán oíche Déardaoin. RTÉ News and Current Affairs Carrickpatrick, Co Tipperary Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ Carraig Phádraig, Co Thiobraid Árann

Angela Ryan, Asset Strategy Manager, Uisce Éireann

A tribute to the late Nell McCafferty, will the gambling bill get through? An argument over more money for sport, Irish Water and houses being built, VAT and the hospitality trade, and finally, can Stephen Donnelly get more productivity in our hospitals?Path to Power is going on the road. Join Matt & Ivan with special guests in the 3Olympia Theatre Dublin on Wednesday September 11th and in the Cork Opera House on Friday September 13th.Tickets available here:Dublin: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/path-to-power-dublin-11-09-2024/event/180060F3DE928FE6Cork: https://www.corkoperahouse.ie/whats-on/path-to-power-matt-cooper-and-ivan-yates/Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow the hosts:Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/Ivan: https://www.instagram.com/officialivanyates/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yates-7b4b468a/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt and Ivan debate divine intervention and higher powers in political office, politicians with pints in hand, Coolock riots, Ursula von der Leyen's elevation, Leo Varadkar's departure, Irish Water's cash crisis, inheritance tax, and the RTÉ licence.Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow the hosts:Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/Ivan: https://www.instagram.com/officialivanyates/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yates-7b4b468a/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pat speaks to PJ about the incessant night noise from road works during Irish Water pipe laying Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show - The NEPPC spoke to us about the CPO process for the North-South Interconnector project, Ruairi O Murchu called on Irish Water to comment on the ongoing water issues in Dundalk town which is seeing brown water running from the taps and Finola, a medically retired nurse spoke with us about long Covid and the impact it continues to have on her life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Natasha O'Brien was viciously assaulted by a man who boasted about the attack on social media, he received a suspended sentence… listeners have their say on the judgement. Irish Water has told Deputy Gould that Cork's Dirty Drinking Water will be fixed soon. Do you believe them?. A number of people have died in extreme heat.. We hear from two people about the heat in Crete & lots more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

College students from Dublin have been learning data science skills and putting them into practice to suggest policies that could support people facing homelessness. The students from Larkin Community College and St. Joseph's, Fairview, used publicly available short-term letting data to find out how much housing is available to rent across four areas - the city of Dublin, Dunleary, Fingal, and South Dublin. They presented their findings at a recent showcase event, detailing how many people could be supported into housing from the €242 million of funding allocated by the Irish government to tackle homelessness. Analytics and AI leader SAS sponsored the project, which is part of the global education initiative P-TECH, founded by IBM. It aims to equip young people with the academic, technical and professional skills required for 21st-century jobs and ongoing education. It includes a number of partners from industry and education, as well as a school and two colleges. As part of the five-week course, the students visited SAS' Irish headquarters in Dublin, where they took part in a range of team-building activities and learned how to use software such as SAS Visual Analytics and SAS Visual Statistics. They also developed their project management and presentation skills. Jean de Villiers, Head of Analytics at SAS Ireland, said: "As always, it was a pleasure to work with such inquisitive and talented students who discovered how data can be used to devise solutions to real-world problems. In just a few weeks, the team learned valuable new data analytics skills that could help set them up for a future career in tech. "Demand for use of data across every industry, including the appetite for artificial intelligence (AI), means that it's critical to the economy and our society that the next generation have the opportunity to learn data literacy and analytics skills. The tech industry offers highly rewarding career pathways, and we want to open them up to as many people as possible." There is a major shortage of people with the data-related skills that businesses are looking for. SAS conducted a survey of decision-makers from major firms in the UK & Ireland, with an average of 27,000 employees, which revealed that 44% of firms surveyed plan to invest in AI technology but 63% said their staff did not have the AI skills necessary and 61% did not have enough staff to deliver the benefits of AI. Compounding this problem, 53% of respondents were unsure what AI qualifications and skills were needed. De Villiers added: "Initiatives like P-Tech play a key role in ensuring that organisations have the capabilities they need to make the most of new technologies so they can innovate and grow - and we are pleased to be able to share our expertise through training." Alongside SAS and IBM, other P-Tech industry partners include Irish Life, Salesforce, Cisco, Virgin Media and Irish Water. SAS offers a number of training courses aimed at people who want to gain or build on their data analytics skills.

Francie Gorman, IFA President and Elaine McGoff, Head of Advocacy, An Taisce

An Irish committee on the funding of water in Ireland recommended that households that use excessive water should pay charges. That was seven years ago, and nothing has changed. Independent Councillor Pádraig Ó Céidigh said that the Government is paying €1 billion a year as support to Irish Water, and that people who are wasting water should be punished. Are there any circumstances in which you'd agree with water charges? Or where you yourself would be happy to pay? Andrea is joined by listeners to hear their opinions.

Independent councillor for the Castleisland MD, Charlie Farrelly, spoke to Jerry about a water main break in Castleisland that left people without water for 24 hours and his claim that the 3km of watermains that need to be fixed now will not be fixed in 2024 as Irish Water do not have the funding to fix is despite promises to do so this year.

Niall Horgan of Irish Water on the plan to improve water quality at five beaches that scored poorly on bathing water.

PJ talks to Gordon from Ballincollig AFC who explains how he heard some concerning news over the weekend and also hears from Cllr Colm Kelleher Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode reports on a US hospital chain notifying 2.5 million patients and employees about data stolen in a ransomware attack, and more

It's claimed the approval of sewerage schemes for both Cooraclare and Broadford will finally allow communities in those villages to grow and prosper. Both villages were today among the thirteen nationwide to be included in a €50m government pilot scheme aiming to connect unsewered rural settlements to wastewater infrastructure. Clare Senator Timmy Dooley led a delegation of Clare Oireachtas Members to meet with the Minister in 2020, where he proposed a new type of scheme to provide wastewater facilities in villages where there is no Irish Water facilities already in place. He says this development recognises the demand for people wanting to live in rural villages.

Flooded nine times in two weeks - the people of Whitegate demand answers from Irish Water...If you book and pay for a flight in May, why are you on standby in October..Con says Irish TV is too dark and depressing - he's blaming the Freemasons & lots more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/ytg5bpya Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com Half of the waste water below the standards of the European Union. Leath den bhfuíolluisce faoi bhun chaighdeáin an Aontais Eorpaigh. Irish Water has been criticized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the standards of waste water being pumped into the State's water systems. Tá Uisce Éireann cáinte ag an nGníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil (EPA)faoi chaighdeáin an fhuíolluice atá á scoileadh isteach i gcórais uisce an Stáit. In the annual report for 2022 on the coral on urban wastewater, the EPA says that over half of the wastewater is below the environmental protection standards of the European Union. Sa tuarascáíl bhliantúil do 2022 ar an gcóiréail ar fhuíolluice uirbeach, deir an EPA go bhfuil os cionn a leath den fhuíolluisce faoi bhun chaighdeáin chosanta chomhshaoil an Aontais Eorpaigh. In addition, the report states that 3 olympic swimming pools of untreated sewage are being released into water systems every day, thanks to water treatment plants. Ina theannta sin, deir an tuarascáil go bhfuil díol 3 línn snámha oilimpeach de shéarachas abh gan chóireáil á scaoileadh isteach i gcórais uise gach lá, de cheal ionaid cóireála uisce. Although 6 villages have been connected to water treatment systems in the past year, 26 towns and villages are still without their own treatment system. Cé gur ceanglaíodh 6 shráidbhaile de chórais cóireála uisce le bliain anuas, tá 26 bhaile agus shráidbhaile fós gan a gcóras cóireála féin. 54,000 people live in these places, the majority of them in coastal towns. 54,000 duine atá ag cónaí sna háiteanna seo, agus a bhfórmór mór acu ina mbailte cois cósta. The last of these towns will not have a treatment system until the end of 2028. Ní bheidh córas cóireála ag an gceann deireanach de na bailte seo go dtí deireadh 2028. The EPA says the sewage is a threat to the environment and public health and recommends that this work be completed as soon as possible. Deir an EPA gur bagairt do chomhshaol agus don tsláinte phoiblí é an séarachas abh agus molann sé an obair seo a chur i gcrích a luaithe is féidir. The report said that 55% of urban waste water is coming from the 15 areas that have failed EU standards, and that new infrastructure is needed for this. Dúirt an tuarascáil go bhfuil 55 faoin gcéad den fhuíolluisce uirbeach ag teachtf ó na 15 cheantar ar theip orthu sna caighdeáin AE, agus go bhfuil infrastruchtúr nua ag teastáil chuige seo. For the areas that have infrastructure that does not meet the EU standards, the EPA says that significant and continuous investment will be required for the next 20 years to bring the now deficient system above the standard. Maidir leis na ceantair a bhfuil infrastruchtúr acu nach bhfuil an baint chaighdeáin an AE amach, deir an EPA go mbeidh infheistíocht shunastach agus leanúnach ag teastáil go ceann 20 bliain leis an córais atá anois easnamhach a thabhairt os cionn an chaighdeáin. Irish Water should have a long-term plan for this work, but there is no plan to come before the pollution of some of the worst affected bodies of water. Ba cheart go mbeadh plean fadtéarmach ag Uisce Éireann don obair seo, ach níl aon phlean ann le teacht roimh an truailliú ag roinnt de na dobharlaigh is measa atá buailte. Author of concern, said the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Údar imní, a dúirt Stiúrthóir na Gníomhaireachta um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil, an Dr. Tom Ryan, that less than half of the waste water is reaching EU standards, thirty years after the State was supposed to do so. Tom Ryan, go bhfuil níós lú ná leath den bhfuíolluisce ag baint chaighdeáin an AE amach, tríocha bliaina tar éis don Stát bheith ceaptha sin a dhéanamh.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/29m3c4bd Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com Demonstration by farmers in the Shannon area. Léirsiú ag feirmeoirí i gceantar na Sionainne. Farmers are demonstrating in County Uighur to call attention to the rising water level in the river Shannon. Tá léirsiú ag feirmeoirí i gContaeUíbh Fhailí ag iarraidh go dtarraingeofaí aird ar leibhéal an uisce in abhainn na Sionainne a bheith ag ardú. Flooding causes problems in the farming area between Athlone and Port Omna. Cothaíonn tuilte fadhbanna sa cheantar feirmeoireachta idir Áth Luain agus Port Omna. Up to 200 farmers have gathered at Bangor Bridge. Suas le 200 feirmeoir atá bailithe le chéile ag Droichead Bheannchair. This protest is aimed at Irish Water, Irish Inland Water and other organisations. Tá an agóid seo dírithe ar Uisce Éireann, ar Uiscí Intíre Éireann agus ar eagraíochtaí eile. The farmers say that July this year in particular was extremely wet and thousands of hectares in that area have been flooded as a result. Deir na feirmeoirí go raibh mí Iúil go speisialta i mbliana thar a bheith fliuch agus go bhfuil na mílte heictéar sa gceantar sin báite dá bharr. This leaves them short of food for their animals and 'there is not as much grass or silage available due to so much of the land being under water' say the farmers. Fágann sin gann iad ar bhia dá gcuid ainmhíthe agus 'níl an oiread céanna féir ná sadhlais ar fáil de bharr an oiread sin den talamh a bheith faoi uisce' a deir na feirmeoirí. In a statement from the United Farmers of Ireland (IFA) organization, it says that 'so far there has been no sound action to solve this problem of flooding'. I ráiteas ón eagraíocht Feirmeoirí Aontaithe na hÉireann (IFA), deir sé 'nach bhfuil aon ghníomh fónta ann go dtí seo le fadhb seo na dtuilte a réiteach'. The President of the IFA, Tim Cullinan says that the Office of Public Works has been made aware of the problem but 'not enough has been done'. Deir Uachtarán an IFA, Tim Cullinan gur cuireadh Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí ar an eolas faoin bhfadhb ach 'nach leor a bhfuil déanta'. He says that a 'separate agency is now needed to manage the river Shannon together to ensure that it does not become a crisis again'. Deir seisean go dteastaíonn 'áisíneacht ar leith anois le bainistiú a dhéanamh ar abhainn na Sionainne tré chéile lena chinntiú nach dtagann a léithid de ghéarchéim arís'. The protest in Bangor An agóid i mBeannachar

Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the collapse of Thames Water, Margaret Thatcher's privatisation policies in the 1970s and 80s and the protests in Ireland in 2013 and 2014 that stopped water charges and the possible path to privatisation of the water supply.Recorded on Tuesday 4th July 2023. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Taoiseach inists Uisce Eireann are analysing all feasible options to provide suitable wastewater infrastructure to communities in West Clare. Spanish Point, Doolin & Carraigaholt are among the tourist hotspots without such services, while the utility formerly known as Irish Water pleaded guilty to five counts of breaking environmental laws in connection with wastewater contamination in Miltown Malbay last year. However Clare Indpendent TD has raised the possibility of the Seafield treatment plant in Quilty taking on the additional workload as the site is currently operating at just 51% of its capacity. Responding to the Scariff Deputy, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says a strategic investment is underway to determine the best approach going forward.

We speak to Irish Water about the ‘three ps' ahead of the ‘Think Before You Flush' campaign. Joining Pat with all the details of the campaign was Margaret Attridge, Asset Operations Manager with Uisce Éireann.

We talk to Tom Cuddy Irish Water's Head of Asset Operations.

Jerry speaks to Paddy Kavanagh, general secretary of the Connect trade union, which represents staff working in water services including those employed by Irish Water. Jerry asks him about the call by Kerry councillors Cathal Foley and Marie Moloney that more staff need to be hired given the spate of water breaks around the county.

Castleisland area councillor Charlie Farrelly said on his Facebook page that recent water disruptions and restrictions in the area were as a result of “selfish and greedy Irish Water customers in the greater Castleisland area and its hinterlands leaving their taps running over the past few nights in case they froze, hence the huge demand for water and now nightly disruptions.”  

Day-time water restrictions have put in place in the greater Tralee, Killarney and Castleisland areas. Customers have contacted Radio Kerry stating they’ve had no notification from Irish Water as to why they’ve restricted water and as to when normal supply will return. Jerry speaks to Sinn Féin councillor Cathal Foley and to Labour councillor Marie Moloney. To report problems, contact Irish Water at 1800 278 278 although the utility warns that it’s experiencing a very high volume of calls and wait times of half an hour. https://www.water.ie/contact/

The freezing weather has had an impact on water infrastructure resulting in water pressure and in some cases, no water, in parts of mid-Kerry. Jerry speaks to Oliver Harney of Irish Water also has advice on water usage in this weather.

An Ennis Councillor is calling for immediate intervention into the impending sale of land on the Quin Road which contains vital sewerage infrastructure. Councillor Flynn wants the sale to be deferred in order to facilitate the transfer of these services to Clare County Council and Irish Water.

An East Clare Councillor predicts more than 100 homes could have been prevented from being built in Newmarket-on-Fergus due to delays in upgrading waste-water infrastructure in the town. Permission to construct a 51 unit housing development in Ballynacragga, Newmarket-on-Fergus, was previously refused due to inadequate sewerage infrastructure. Irish Water has yet to submit a planning application to complete the necessary upgrade works at the treatment plant. Newmarket On-Fergus based Fianna Fáil Councillor, Pat McMahon, says the impact it's had on locals who want to build in the town can'tbe allowed to continue.

Repair crews are continuing work this lunchtime as hundreds of homes and businesses in Clarecastle, Quin and surrounding areas remain without water. A burst water main occurred overnight, with Irish Water workers on site at first light this morning. The utility is estimating supply will begin being restored at around 3pm, though is warning customers that full service may not resume in some areas until two or three hours after that time. Speaking with Clare FM's Josh Prenderville, Clarecastle-based Fine Gael Councillor Paul Murphy is praising the speed Irish Water has shown in dealing with the issue.

Irish Water says a stop/go traffic system will be in place in Doonbeg until Christmas while vital works are undertaken. The utility company is replacing 1.3km of asbestos cement pipes in the West Clare village as part of its national leakage reduction programme. The works, being carried out by Shareridge Utilities, began this morning and will focus on the stretch of the N67 from Milltown Road to Killard Road. Regional Delivery Lead with Irish Water, Gerry O'Donnell, says the works will be straight forward.

Michael Tinsley, Wastewater Delivery Manager at Irish Water, discusses their response to the EPA's wastewater report.

The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that the discharge of raw sewage could have serious implications for people's health. The EPA's latest report has highlighted five areas in Clare where raw sewage was released into the environment this year, because the public sewers aren't connected to treatment plants. Irish Water says treatment will be provided for Clarecastle, Kilrush and Liscannor in 2023, while Kilkee and Ballyvaughan have been given treatment dates in 2025. The report also notes that Kilmihil and Quin need improvement as a priority, to prevent waste water discharges from harming the environment. Senior Manager at the EPA's Office of Environmental Enforcement, Jim Moriarty has been telling Clare FM's Fiona Cahill that it's important that the treatment dates are adhered to.

Mary Gurrie, programme manager for Water Quality with the Environmental Protection Agency, on the declining of water quality in Ireland,

Irish Water has begun work this week to remove ageing backyard service connections in Ennis. Due to take two months, the works at Hermitage in the county town will see over 550 meters of problematic backyard pipework removed and a new connection to the mains installed in front of the houses instead. The utility says this latest step is critical to reducing high levels of leakage which have been a significant source of disruption and outages for customers. Gerry O'Donnell, Regional Delivery Lead with Irish Water, insists any traffic disruption will be minimal.

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Significant failures in oversight and management by Irish Water and Local Authorities last year put the health of almost 900,000 people at risk. That's according to a report on drinking water quality - carried out by the EPA. Margaret Attridge, Asset Operations Manager with Irish Water, spoke with the programme.

Margaret Attridge, acting head of Asset Operations, Irish Water, discusses the imposing of a Water Conservation Order in West Cork.

Irish Water's National Incident Management Team have been meeting this morning. They've warned that more than 30 supplies are now in drought, with dozens more in potential drought. Tom Cuddy, Irish Water's Head of Asset Operations, spoke with the programme.

Tom Cuddy, Head of Asset Operations, Irish Water on the pressure on supplies around the country as Ireland prepares for a second heatwave.

We talk toTom Cuddy, Irish Water's head of operations.

Joe Mag Raollaigh, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent, reports on how Irish Water is encouraging consumers to save on usage.