Recent storms have revealed a gruesome surprise in Sligo - the body of a teenager thought to have met a violent death 1000 years ago.

A deal agreed to guarantee local authority staff work with Irish Water until the middle of the next decade was “cloaked in secrecy” and is a noose around the company’s neck, Renua leader Lucinda Creighton has claimed.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has denied claims that Irish Water is turning into a ‘bloated monster’ and rejected accusations from both the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and opposition TDs that the company is overstaffed.

Stephen Rogers outlines just how Irish Water will work and answers some key questions.