“We’re not getting transparency at Irish Water,” Barry Cowen and Phil Hogan...
After earlier releasing copies of redacted letters, Barry Cowen got to air his grievances over Irish Water to the Minister for the Environment tonight.
View Article“This government is shrouding itself in secrecy,” – Fianna Fáil hit out at...
The Oireachtas heard a lot more about Irish Water today, with the Dáil and Public Accounts Committee both sitting into the evening.
View ArticleWater charges will be announced ‘in or around August’
The charges are set to begin in October with the first bills due in early 2015 but a pricing structure has yet to be decided.
View ArticleBarry Cowen to Phil Hogan: ‘You misled Dáil’. Hogan: ‘No, you did’.
Cowen has claimed that Hogan “either deliberately lied” or “accidentally gave a gross underestimation” about Irish water costs. The Minister says Cowen was “selective in his quotes”.
View ArticleNo pipes have been stolen from Irish Water, but disruption is ‘unavoidable’
Many people have had access to their streets or driveways impacted, but Irish Water says this can’t be helped.
View ArticleThere are 29 Irish Water staff earning over €100,000
And 27 senior managers get a car allowance.
View ArticleIrish Water says it ‘always anticipated’ leaks
The company says the age of the pipe network, not their workers, caused leaks in Dublin.
View ArticleWe’ll find out how much we have to pay for water in August – and some of us...
TDs and Senators have also heard that Irish Water’s has put some 115,000 water meters into the ground, at a rate of around 27,000 a month, so far.
View ArticleIt’s so hot at La Vuelta that one cyclist lost 4.5 kilos in one day
It’s pushing 40 degrees at the Grand Tour and showing no sign of letting up soon.
View ArticleIrish people are the cleanest in the world this morning thanks to the water...
It was good while it lasted.
View Article‘The temper of protest is changing’ – Pat Rabbitte critical of ‘thuggish’...
The former minister says such protesters are in the minority.
View ArticleA tap water-only bar opened in London today, and the jokes write themselves
The ultimate hipster conquest.
View ArticleThis brilliant Father Jack surfboard was just discovered on Facebook
Catching the waves off Craggy Island.
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