An unmitigated disaster from day one, Irish Water became the weapon of self destruction that single-handedly brought down the Government.
After a long string of bungling cock-ups, fierce criticism, and wanton spending on anything other than the actual water infrastructure, Irish Water has entered endgame.
Legislation has been passed in the Dáil today suspending the water charges, officially for a period of nine months, but no Government official in its right mind will ever dare to even whisper ‘water charges’ in this country ever again.