Shannon pipeline 'will secure future supply', says water firm

A pipeline drawing water from the Shannon is the only solution to the threat of drought and taps running dry in the east of Ireland, the head of Irish Water has warned.

Shannon pipeline 'will secure future supply', says water firm

A pipeline drawing water from the Shannon is the only solution to the threat of drought and taps running dry in the east of Ireland, the head of Irish Water has warned.

With the utility set to publish a report on the ambitious scheme in April, Jerry Grant told politicians that close to half of what flowed through the River Liffey everyday was supplied to properties around Dublin.

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