A month of mayhem saw public utility hit by a tsunami of botches and protests

Joe Leogue on the catalogue of failures by Irish Water in the past month which has prompted tens of thousands to take to the streets today

If a week is a long time in politics, a month is a lifetime. Both Irish Water and the Goverment are bracing themselves for the mass demonstrations against water charges expected to spill onto the streets of towns and cities across the country today after a month of discontent.

October 1: The Society of St Vincent de Paul said there were real fears that water charges would rise once the current fixed charge period ended in 2016.