Burst causes water outage in Cratloe & Meelick
Photograph: John Mangan WATER SUPPLY is out in Cratloe and Meelick after a burst to a large trunk water main on Saturday morning.
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Community groups welcome sanction against Uisce Éireann for major fish kill
*Denis Vaughan. Photograph: John Mangan SANCTIONS against Uisce Éireann for a major fishkill in North Clare have been welcomed by local groups.
Council says Uisce Eireann waste water treatment plan “would have adverse impacts” on visual amenities of Kilkee
*Photograph: John Mangan CLARE COUNTY Council has told Uisce Éireann that its planned waste water treatment plant (WWTP) for the seaside town of Kilkee would have “adverse impacts” on the visual amenities of the area and character of the local landscape.
Housing Minister in talks with Uisce Éireann to try rescue Ennistymon €7.7m development
*Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien. Photograph: Tom Micks DESPITE over fifty towns and villages in Clare being prohibited from the construction of housing developments due to inadequate wastewater infrastructure, the Minister for Housing insists the climate is improving for young people to build homes.
Uisce Éireann fined €5,000 after treatment plant caused ‘ecological tragedy’
*Photograph: John Mangan AN IRON SLUDGE discharge from a ’no longer fit for purpose’ water treatment plant operated by Uisce Éireann was the cause of an ‘ecological tragedy’ that wiped out all fish life over a 2.6km river, a court has heard.
Housing Minister criticises objection to upgrade of treatment plant in Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien (FF) with local election candidate David Griffin (FF). OBJECTIONS to the upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant in Newmarket-on-Fergus has been criticised by the Minister for Housing.
Uisce Éireann unable to provide figures for Ennis project as traffic disruption continues on Lifford Rd
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS will continue on the Lifford Rd in Ennis for the next five weeks while Uisce Éireann carry out works in the locality.
Over 80 objections lodged to Uisce Éireann’s waste water treatment plant in Kilkee
*Kilkee PLANS by Uisce Éireann for a new wastewater treatment plant for Kilkee are facing strong local opposition with one objector branding the proposed WWTP ‘a monstrosity’.
Normal water supply returning to parts of North & East Clare
NORMAL water supply is returning to parts of North and East Clare following bursts in recent days.
Ennistymon to reap the rewards of Uisce Éireann investment
It has been a busy start to 2024 for Uisce Éireann crews in County Clare as an important project to improve water supply to homes and businesses gets underway.