It’s Official- The Drought is Over
Following recent heavy rainfall and improving river and groundwater conditions Irish Water has lifted the Water Conservation Order, more commonly known as the hosepipe ban that was put in place…
Fardystown Supply Needs a Solution
In conjunction with concerned residents affected by the quality of the water supply from the Fardystown scheme, Sinn Fein Area Rep Mick Roche and Deputy Mayor Tom Forde are calling…
Hard to Believe but We Still Have a Drought
Despite recent rainfall, Irish Water says that the number of schemes in drought around the country has increased from 35 to 38 and the ones in potential drought has grown…
Water Outage on the SOW water supply scheme in Wexford
Irish Water working in partnership with Wexford County Council wish to inform customers supplied by the SOW water supply scheme that a power fault is currently causing an interruption of…
Irish Water: Updated Advice for Re-Opening Buildings
To assist non-domestic customers preparing to re-use buildings after a period of closure or under-utilisation, Irish Water has launched a new section on water.ie with advice and practical tips to help ensure…
Choose Handwashing Over Powerwashing
With people adhering to government advice and staying at home since mid-March in response to the Covid-19 crisis, Irish Water has confirmed that there has been a significant increase in…
Pesticide detections continue in Wexford
Great care must always be taken to protect drinking water supplies wherever pesticide use is considered necessary, particularly if using products for grassland weed control containing substances such as MCPA,…
Statement from Irish Water re COVID-19 outbreak
In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Irish Water Crisis Management Team has been meeting over the past number of weeks to deal with any issues arising. Irish Water’s aim is…
Fethard RNLI rescue mission at Duncannon Beach. CREDIT RNLI/Fethard
Meeting about water quality in south-west Wexford
A public meeting about water quality issues in the Waterford Harbour catchment and following on from consultation on the draft River Basin Management Plan 2017 will be held in the…
MARKET SQUARE. Enniscorthy town centre with the famous Vinegar Hill in the background. Pic; WexfordToday.com
Enniscorthy removal of existing lead water connections
Wexford County Council and Irish Water has prepared plans to reduce leakages in the Enniscorthy water-main network and to bring about improvements to the quality of the water supply in…