Energy & Environment
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Survey finds low levels of awareness and knowledge of drinking water quality and supply
A national survey commissioned by The Water Forum (An Fóram Uisce) finds the public are not knowledgeable about water resources.…
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2023: Bathing water quality remains high
Bathing water quality for 2023 remains high, with 97 per cent of assessed bathing waters having met or exceeded the…
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Delivering transformative water services
With over 25 years of industry experience, Maria O’Dwyer is taking on the role as Uisce Éireann’s Infrastructure Delivery Director…
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Water and CCAC’s 2023 Climate Change Adaptation Scorecard
On an annual basis, the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) publishes a sectoral Adaptation Scorecard. Among the priority policy sectors…
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An asset management-centric approach and how it contributes to investment
The asset base within water utilities is vast and ageing, with most of the infrastructure being underground, whilst also being…
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Meeting Water Framework Directive requirements
Amid legal challenges at EU level, as well as the publication of the third River Basin Management Plan (the Water…
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Can Ireland balance agricultural growth and the environment?
Amid the challenge of diminished water quality and the debate around the responsibility of farmers to help in its correction,…
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Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue TD: An agri-led and farmer centric sustainable biomethane industry
The Government has set ambitious targets for sectoral emissions reductions, and I have recognised that central to success is the…
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Gas Networks Ireland outlines pathway to a net zero carbon network
Gas Networks Ireland has embarked on an ambitious journey to fully decarbonise Ireland’s gas network by 2045. This transformation will…
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Biomethane: A sustainable industry of scale
The publication of Ireland’s first major policy statement on biomethane marks an important milestone in an overarching ambition to develop…
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