Waterford TD presents bottle of filthy water to Taoiseach in Dáil chamber

Diarmuid Mac Dubhghlais said he was held in a packed cell at Ktzi'ot Prison for six days without access to fresh water or showers

The smell has led to the closure of the local park for 27 years

Uisce Éireann said that despite recent rainfall, water levels remain critically low in some areas

Uisce Éireann is reminding customers in Waterford that a Water Conservation Order, commonly known as a hosepipe ban, is still in place until September 16. The restrictions include the use of garden hoses and other non-essential water uses.

Uisce Éireann is appealing to all customers, regardless of whether their supply is affected by a hosepipe ban, to be mindful of their water usage.

Cappoquin was put under a drought status notice on Friday

The ban will prohibit the use of garden hosepipes for non-essential purposes

Irish Water said every single one of the incidents had been investigated but there was no verified illness related to any of the queries received.

The family of Sean O’Donnell (59) has settled a court action over his death at St Vincent’s University Hospital

Attempts to introduce metered water charges as part of the bailout programme were abandoned in 2014, after numerous mass protests.

'No proposal has been brought to the minister in this regard,' the department said.

A major burst on a water main in Mallow in Co Cork has been successfully repaired

Sinn Féin, Social Democrats and Aontú are all calling for an early return of the Dáil.

340,000 customers are still without power as of Sunday morning.

Power outages at treatment plants and pumping stations continue to impact on supplies across the county.

Uisce Éireann, previously known as Irish Water, is working to restore water to customers in parts of Mallow ahead of New Year's Eve night

The incident occurred at about 8pm on Saturday at Grangeclare West, Kilmeague

NI Water and Uisce Éireann will work to identify where investment should be made to address pollution

Almost 40 per cent of all water due to be delivered to households and non-domestic customers in 2022 was lost due to leakages, according to the findings of a new report by a State watchdog

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd said drinking water was being impacted by increased algae levels in Lough Neagh.

'The project will benefit residential customers to improve the overall wastewater infrastructure in the area, and the project represents a further step in the continued delivery of improvements to the wastewater network in Ferrybank'

Eamon Ryan said several ministers raised examples of climate change affecting their local areas at Cabinet on Wednesday.

Andrew Muir spoke out during a visit to the lough with First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.

The Court of Justice of the EU ruled the concentration of trihalomethanes in a large number of public drinking water supplies in the Republic have persistently exceeded recommended safety limits

A water treatment plant in and around the east Clare village of O’Brien’s Bridge had distributed inadequately disinfected water for a full year

Uisce Éireann is not entitled to charge for water in the university's student accommodation, the High Court ruled

The EPA said the council had been unable to demonstrate that it had complied with key requirements of its statutory functions