The now Minister for State for Training, Skills and Innovation John Halligan has stepped out of his corner and said that he “fought vigorously” for a referendum on the public ownership of the doomed utility …
The merry-go-round of wastage and inefficiency that has been Irish Water since its very inception continues today, as news of a referendum on public ownership are announced. U-turn after u-turn, Fianna Fail now says that …
It is 2016 after all, and most people in the developed world would expect to enjoy clean water to drink any day of the week. Not so in Ireland, it seems, where the dilapidated state …
2017 is not shaping up to be a good year for the Government’s finances, other than their own personal ones, that is. The permanent scrappage of water charges would leave a gaping hole of about …
Someone (it was Bill Maher, actually) once said that “The problem is that the people with the most ridiculous ideas are always the people who are most certain of them.” A day after a patronizing …
Irish Water wants your money, and it will collect any outstanding amount by any means necessary, by golly. The company has now put out a tender for any vulpine debt collection agency to begin cold …
The unmitigated disaster that is Irish Water just keeps on rumbling. The wretched utility has been ordered to pay a €3,000 fine to charity, to avoid a criminal conviction. The fine stems from Irish Water’s …
There could be some good news for a number of Irish Water customers, as the company confirmed that some customers are entitled to claim their money back. It is understood that a number of customers …
Protesters have gathered in Dublin in their thousands this afternoon to protest against water charges. People met at both Heuston Station and Connolly Station at 2pm and have commenced marching to St Stephen’s Green for about 4pm, where …
Former Labour TD and erstwhile Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly briefly ventured outside the obscurity of his own constituency and piped up last night to raise a sword for his beloved water charges, claiming …
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