The drought has probably, or at least it should have, sharpened our awareness of how dependent we are on a reliable water supply.

Irish Water has confirmed that the national hose-pipe ban will remain in place until the end of August while overnight restrictions in Dublin will continue for another two weeks.

To be honest, if there was a chance I’d have escaped serious injury, I’d have opened the car door to eject myself, writes Tric Kearney

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is urging the public to continue to conserve water, despite rainfall across much of the country.

Fears at rapidly depleting water supplies with no rain forecast.

The contractors who used tap water to clean the Papal Cross during the hosepipe ban have defended their actions.

A video has emerged of the Papal Cross in Phoenix Park being washed in the midst of a domestic hosepipe ban in Dublin.

A hosepipe ban is in place across Dublin and is due to be extended to other parts of the country.

A ban on hosepipes is likely to be extended to other parts of Ireland over the coming week as demand for water continues to rise.