Extreme temperatures and water contamination have seriously disrupted production at the giant computer chip manufacturer Intel in Leixlip, Co Kildare.

Laghey village is soon to have its own first ever group sewerage scheme as part of the new €60 million Donegal Bay Waste Management Scheme.

A Co Tyrone Company has been fined £2,500 plus £25 court costs at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court.

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley TD, has announced that investment in replacing water mains will increase five-fold to €300 million over the next three years as part of a revised water investment programme.

A 150-year-old tunnel used by Dublin City Council to supply more than 100,000 homes with water could collapse at any moment, it has been revealed.

It would cost more than €30 million to replace asbestos water mains in Kerry - work that’s unlikely to be done for many years.

Environment Minister John Gormley has said he will being proposals to Cabinet in a number of weeks to install water meters in 1.1 million homes and begin charging for the resource.

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is under fire after pulling the plug on the body that manages the UK’s biggest lake.

A six-year plan to improve the quality of water in Northern Ireland's rivers has been launched by Environment Minister Edwin Poots.

Dublin City Council has said it has no proposals to impose a 'hosepipe-type' ban on car washes, which are continuing to operate while water rationing is in place in the city.