Water issues keep coming to the surface

Sadly, warnings to politicians on the huge costs of years of under-investment have not been heeded and Irish Water needs to get its ducks in a row financially, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

After an aged water pipe gave up the ghost last week, bringing havoc into the lives of 70,000 people in the North East, the website Waterford Whispers suggested that the burst main was “too rural to fix quickly” while advising those affected to “seriously think about moving closer to Dublin”.

The website predicted that a new pipe could be in place by the time the TDs and Senators return from their holidays in September.