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# River Liffey

This year
2024
'Slaughtering the Liffey': The long battle to monitor Ireland's largest water treatment plant
Due to a quirk in planning regulations, the only agency providing oversight for discharges from the plant in Ballymore Eustace is Kildare County Council.
1 Jan
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Country's largest drinking water treatment plant breached regulations several times in 2023
31 Dec 2023
Last year
2023
Country's largest drinking water treatment plant breached regulations several times in 2023
The regulator of the Uisce Éireann facility in Ballymore Eustace found there were non-compliant concentrations of chemicals discharging into the Liffey.
The plant supplies water to approximately 50% of the Dublin population
Kildare County Council continues to wait for a report into how Uisce Éireann intends to resolve highlighted issues
The company was prosecuted last summer for water pollution offences related to discharge from the plant
31 Dec 2023
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Uisce Éireann fined €5,000 for pollution that killed fish in the River Liffey
17 Jul 2023
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'It is an unusual record': Dolphin spotted in River Liffey on Saturday
14 Mar 2022
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'The government needs to get a backbone': Fishers meet with Minister McConalogue after protest
Updated 23 Jun 2021
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New 'sweeper' boat to collect rubbish and plastic from the River Liffey four days a week
22 Apr 2021
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Yacht captain who had 'God-given right' to be on Liffey found guilty of being drunk while sailing erratically
21 Jan 2020
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Man rescued from River Liffey this morning
24 Oct 2019
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Whale spotted in River Liffey found dead near Dublin Port
4 Oct 2019
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A whale has been spotted in the River Liffey
2 Oct 2019
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Sewer debris discharges into River Liffey after heavy downpours yesterday
31 Jul 2019
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Quiz: How much do you know about the River Liffey?
2 Dec 2018
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'Not a run-of-the-mill sighting': Dublin flips out as dolphin spotted swimming in the River Liffey
28 Nov 2018
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Open-air gigs, Oscar-nominated film workshops, and river racing: Culture Night programme goes live
21 Aug 2018
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Former Aran Islands ferry to be transformed into floating Liffey hotel
5 Jul 2018
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Floating down the Liffey on an inflatable is all fun and games... but it's not safe
25 Jul 2017
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These kind souls threw a lifebuoy into the Liffey to rescue a poor stranded cat
7 May 2017
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Three people rescued from River Liffey last night
7 Apr 2017
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A man was rescued from the River Liffey in Dublin this morning
25 Dec 2016
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Woman rescued from River Liffey at Wood Quay
15 Nov 2016
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Gig-goer rescues man from Liffey after concert in the 3Arena
10 Jun 2016
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10 times the Ha'penny Bridge looked only feckin' gorgeous
19 May 2016
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Tributes paid to boy who drowned in River Liffey
16 May 2016
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This sad Dublin sight sums up the whole country this morning
18 Mar 2016
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Two people rescued from River Liffey
26 Sep 2015
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Small Kildare village 'isolated' after collision damage to access bridge
24 Aug 2015
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Fire brigade rescues 45 tourists from River Liffey boat
16 Aug 2015
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Man in his 40s rescued from the River Liffey
17 Jul 2015
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Man jumps into River Liffey to save his blind dog
30 Jun 2014
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Pics: Brave swimmers take to the Liffey for charity
31 May 2014
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Photos: Over 300 people battle it out in Liffey Swim
25 Aug 2013
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Stoker, Wilde, Gregory: What should Dublin city's new bridge be called?
16 May 2013
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Witness appeal after man goes missing from floating bar on river Liffey
2 May 2013
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Did you enjoy tonight's sunset?
9 Apr 2013
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Woman in critical condition after River Liffey rescue
30 Nov 2012
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Woman rescued from River Liffey
9 Nov 2012
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In photos: Limbering up for the Liffey Swim
14 Aug 2012
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Man rescued from River Liffey in Dublin city centre
23 Jan 2012
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Search for Monica Riordan underway in Dublin
14 Jan 2012
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Where's the love? Council removes 'love padlocks' from Dublin's Ha'penny Bridge
13 Jan 2012
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