Noticias sobre Ireland
RSE and DuPont Water Solutions partner to deliver modular membrane technology solutions
World-class water technology companies sign a Memorandum of Understanding to establish strategic alliance.
Ireland’s drinking water remains safe, but EPA calls for greater resilience
Ireland's public drinking water continues to meet exceptionally high standards, with 99.8% compliance recorded in 2025, though 35 supplies remain on the EPA's at risk list.
From floodwaters to data centre drains: water’s role in climate litigation
A landmark annual report on global climate litigation trends has identified water, in its many forms, as an increasingly contested terrain in courtrooms around the world, as floods, droughts, water-hungry infrastructure and failing stormwater systems generate a new wave of legal challenges with direct implications for the water sector.
Greater Dublin Drainage Project gathers pace with start of preparatory works
Ireland's national water utility Uisce Éireann has confirmed that preparatory works have begun on the Greater Dublin Drainage (GDD) Project, following the submission of a planning application in December 2025.
When incremental upgrades stop being the answer: Ireland’s 54-year wastewater plan for Galway
When a city grows faster than its infrastructure can keep pace, utilities face a familiar but difficult choice: patch what exists, or plan for what is coming.
Yorkshire Water tests AI system for real time river quality alerts
Yorkshire Water has launched a two-year research project with UnifAI Technology to develop an AI system capable of predicting water quality at inland bathing sites in near real time.
Ireland sets out 25-year vision for wastewater sludge as a resource
Uisce Éireann, Ireland's national water utility, has published its draft National Bioresources Strategy, a 25-year framework that marks a significant shift in how the country plans to manage wastewater sludge, moving away from treating it as a waste stream and towards recovering it as a source of energy, nutrients and circular economy value.
Ireland advances largest-ever water project in its history
Ireland's Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region has received green light to proceed to the next stage of its development, after a Detailed Business Case was approved by the Uisce Éireann board and subsequently noted by government.
UK water system ‘not fit’ for future climate
The UK’s water and wastewater system is “not fit for the current, let alone future, climate”, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has concluded in A Well-Adapted UK, the Fourth Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk (CCRA4-IA).
The repricing of UK water: from EQT’s bet on Yorkshire to Ofwat’s enforcement wave
On 9 March, with the British water industry in roughly the worst political weather in its private history, Stockholm-listed EQT announced it would buy 42% of Kelda Holdings, the parent of Yorkshire Water, sitting alongside Singapore's GIC on a matching 42% and the New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp) on the residual 16%.
AtkinsRéalis to acquire Irish engineering firm TOBIN
AtkinsRéalis Group Inc., an engineering services and nuclear company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Patrick J Tobin & Co.
Europe’s water bill is lying: the hidden cost crisis utilities can no longer ignore
Chronically underpriced water is leaving Europe dangerously underprepared — and the fix may be more affordable than decision-makers assume.
Tetra Tech secures contract for water monitoring in Northern Ireland
Tetra Tech has been awarded a £18 million contract to provide water and wastewater sampling services in Northern Ireland.
Ireland mobilises €500 million to reinforce water infrastructure in the east
Ireland's national water utility, Uisce Éireann, has launched a major infrastructure programme targeting its most pressured region, committing €500 million to 30 projects across the east of the country over the next decade.
Veolia appoints Richard Kirkman as CEO for Northern Europe and Head of Growth and Innovation
Veolia, the global leader in ecological transformation, has announced the appointment of Richard Kirkman as the new CEO for Northern Europe and the Group’s Head of Growth and Innovation, effective April 2, 2026.
KISTERS partners with Met Éireann to deliver Ireland’s next-generation environmental data platform
The ‘COMPASS’ project will strengthen Ireland’s capacity to deliver trusted weather, water and climate services for decades to come thanks to KISTERS technology.
UKWIR launches major research drive
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has announced its latest compendium of Expressions of Interest (EoIs).
Uisce Éireann begins €49 million upgrade of Nenagh wastewater treatment plant
Construction has started on a major upgrade of the Nenagh Wastewater Treatment Plant in County Tipperary, Ireland, as part of a €49 million investment by Uisce Éireann to modernise wastewater infrastructure and increase treatment capacity in the town.
Uisce Éireann completes €550 million upgrade of Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant
Uisce Éireann (Irish Water) has announced the completion of the €550 million expansion and modernisation of the Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), a strategic facility serving the Greater Dublin Area.
WEST project in Northern Ireland advances PEACEPLUS-backed action on cross-border water quality
Construction will begin this month on a new eco-friendly wastewater treatment facility in Garrison, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, marking a significant step in a wider cross-border effort to improve water quality in shared water bodies between Northern Ireland and Ireland.