There are concerns TDs and senators responsible for recommending the future of water charges to the Dáil for a vote will not finish their work by the March deadline.

There is no ‘Them’ and ‘Us’ in a representative democracy. People’s power rests in their vote, writes Victoria White

Home Sweet Home campaigners have urged Finance Minister Michael Noonan to “instruct” Nama to make buildings available to address Ireland’s homelessness crisis in the wake of the Apollo House stand-off.

The Government has avoided a prospective controversy as John Halligan will be out of the country when an opposition water bill, which he signed before entering government, comes before the Dáil.

TDs will vote later this week on Opposition legislation to hold a referendum on the ownership of water.

Thousands of anti-water charge protesters have staged a demonstration in Dublin.

If you listen carefully, you can almost hear the first waves of an upcoming election campaign lapping against the shore.

Elected members associated with the Right2Water campaign group will be urged to put down a motion calling for the abolition of Irish Water within 100 days of the new Dáil.

A third of water will still leak out of broken pipes, 40,000 people will still have lead- contaminated drinking water, and 75% of homes facing sewage overflows during floods will still suffer the problem in a decade — despite the creation of Irish Water.

An award-winning American documentary team, which is making a film on the anti-water charges campaign in this country, asserts that Irish citizens are paying “10 times more for water than the average American”.

Irish Water has refused to provide figures on how many people have cancelled their direct debits with the firm since the Eurostat figures were revealed in July.

Right2Water protestors have warned the Government the campaign against the charges will continue after tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the fifth major demonstration against the utility.

Sinn Féin has insisted it will not refund those who have paid their water charges despite the party’s pledge to scrap the controversial utility if elected — telling bill payers “there is nothing we would be doing in government” to ensure they do not lose out.

Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Paul Murphy has admitted the Right2Water movement will not be able to run election candidates on the “widespread basis we would have hoped for”.

Anti-Irish Water campaigners have accused Environment Minister Alan Kelly of morphing into ex-minister Phil Hogan by increasingly “threatening” people who don’t pay their bill.

Anti-Irish Water campaigners have claimed the utility’s plan to cold call customers over unpaid bills is a “desperate” form of “intimidation” aimed solely at increasing its “embarrassing” payment numbers.

Ministers must know the game is up and that the ruling by Eurostat has completely removed the rationale for Irish Water and water charges, writes Michael Taft.

It is hard to imagine that things could get any worse for the Government when it comes to its handling of Irish Water.

An anti-water protest group has said the payment figures released by Irish Water yesterday represent “another negative result for the government”.

It was reported thatattempts are being made to split the Right2Water campaign, if this is true, and many say it is not, it would be disturbing as Right2Water is the only social movement capable of effecting real change in Ireland.

A row has broken out between the Right2Water campaign and supporters of the Non Payment Network over who will lead a new ‘left’ political party.

The court service has privately told Environment Minister Alan Kelly it will be unable to cope with the “excessive burden” of up to 500,000 court cases if people continue to refuse to pay their water bills.

Saturday’s water protest was the first real manifestation of an effort to organise on the left of the political spectrum and a seething electorate may grant it some success, writes Michael Clifford.

The Right2Water campaign is finalising a de facto manifesto for potential election candidates which will focus on the wider austerity debate.

Trade unions that are currently leading a nationwide campaign against water charges are to drive plans to set up a left-wing political movement.

The jailing of five water charge protesters sparked demonstrations last night with supporters bringing a part of Dublin city centre to a rush hour standstill following the High Court’s decision.

A senior Government minister has claimed the expected €600m cost to run Irish Water every year will not lead to a hike in charges after 2018 because the economic upturn will ensure that more businesses will open to pay the bill.

Thousands of people have turned out across the country to protest against water charges.

Anti-water-charge protesters are to take to the streets of towns of cities in a series of co-ordinated demonstrations by local groups.

Socialist TD Joe Higgins has stressed the only way the anti-Irish Water campaign will survive and succeed is through “peaceful protest” that does not plumb the depths of “insulting” comments against officials.

Water charge protesters have vowed to continue their campaign after the Government refused to abolish the levy following a massive rally in Dublin.

Any hope the Government might have harboured that reductions in water charges would mollify the public at large has been surely dashed by the tens of thousands of people who took to the streets of Dublin yesterday.

Check out how today’s Right2Water organised water protest unfolded.

Follow the latest from today’s Right2Water organised water protest.

The Right2Water campaign will outline its plan for tomorrow's national assembly later.

Up to 300 gardaí have been drafted in to police tomorrow’s water charge protest outside Government Buildings, which is expected to attract tens of thousands of people.

American campaigners are joining anti-water charge protesters in Dublin for a major demonstration outside the Dáil this week.

Landlords will hit renters with a €1,000 "water charge deposit" in addition to the existing rent deposit on a new home if they are forced to act as Irish Water’s "collection agents".

More than 17,000 people have been duped into signing up to Irish Water, despite returning packs to say they have no interest in the company.

Independent TD Catherine Murphy and youth organisation We’re Not Leaving have joined the Right2Water campaign.

Public anger over Irish Water has reached new heights after a man allegedly threatened workers with a rifle as they attempted to install a meter outside his home.

The country's largest trade union SIPTU has backed protests against water charges, and said it would begin talks with other unions about peaceful demonstrations against the charges.

U-turn won’t stem water protests - Organisers to continue with ‘mass boycott’ despite fee cuts