Water staff get training to tackle stress

Irish Water is paying for its managers and staff to attend ‘resilience training’ classes to help boost their self-esteem and manage stress levels.

The Irish Examiner can reveal that workers involved in the company’s water metering programme began attending the courses in recent weeks.

Meter installers have been confronted by protest groups in housing estates across the county, with some being subjected to abuse. The company said the special training was for workers “coming up against difficult situations”.