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# Water Restrictions

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# Water Restrictions
Irish Water asked for schools to reduce or turn off their water supplies during the drought
Documents show that Irish Water made the request for when schools broke for the summer holidays.
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Aug 19th 2018, 7:00 AM
# Greater Dublin Region
Overnight water restrictions in 34 areas from Monday
Supply to some customers may reduce to a trickle during the restricted period.
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Jul 13th 2018, 10:01 PM
# Heatwave
Irish Water issues another urgent appeal for people to conserve water as Dublin hosepipe ban to kick in
In all, 39 water supplies around the country are under night-time water restrictions.
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Jul 1st 2018, 4:10 PM
# save water
Water levels to be dropped in Dublin as temperatures soar
Irish Water has asked the public to conserve water where possible during the hot weather.
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Jun 28th 2018, 4:00 PM
# water demand
'The situation is critical': Water restrictions being rolled out as temperatures hit 30 degrees
Overnight restrictions have been put in place in some areas of Longford.
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Jun 27th 2018, 6:26 PM
# foreseeable future
'We can't conserve what we don't have': Skerries residents fuming as water restrictions continue
Irish Water said it would be asking residents to conserve water for the “foreseeable future”.
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Jun 10th 2018, 6:01 PM
# emma aftermath
Water restrictions scaled back but will be in place from 8pm to 6am over the weekend
Around 12,750 homes around the country remain without water supply in the aftermath of Storm Emma.
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Mar 9th 2018, 10:43 PM
# emma aftermath
'We have a way to go': Irish Water says restrictions set to continue
Over 16,000 homes outside Dublin are still without water.
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Mar 7th 2018, 7:47 PM
# Running low
'Tourists won't be able to take a shower' - Aran Island locals worried as water restrictions kick in
Starting tonight, water restrictions will be imposed on Inis Oirr from 11pm to 7am on a daily basis.
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May 9th 2017, 3:32 PM
# Good News
It’s over: Dublin water restrictions to be lifted from tonight
However water pressure will remain low in the evenings over the coming weeks.
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Nov 7th 2013, 9:50 PM
# WATER SHORTAGE
Dublin City Council: We're not sure what the problem is but it's almost fixed
Dublin City Engineer Michael Phillips said climate change could have been one of the reasons behind the problem at the water treatment plant.
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Nov 5th 2013, 8:16 AM
# Water Restrictions
Dublin City Council passes motion to call Hogan and Irish Water before it
Councillors heard from the City Engineer at a meeting tonight, the first since restrictions were imposed last week.
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Nov 4th 2013, 10:46 PM
# Water Restrictions
Water restrictions to remain as reservoirs remain "at an unsustainably low level"
Dublin City Council say production has improved but restrictions will remain in place until at least Thursday.
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Nov 4th 2013, 1:49 PM
# Water Restrictions
Water coming back on in Dublin - but three nights of restrictions to go
The water shortage is not believed to have affected emergency services last night on what is usually one of the busiest nights of the year for call-outs.
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Nov 1st 2013, 8:47 AM
# Water
Hogan: Communication of water restrictions could have been handled better
The minister said the problem is one engineers have never experienced before.
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Oct 31st 2013, 6:21 PM
# Water Restrictions
Council: water will take time to come back - and may look cloudy
People in Dublin have been warned that their water may look brown, orange or yellow when the supply is switched back on in the morning.
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Oct 31st 2013, 12:08 PM
# Water
Water restrictions 'may endanger public safety' at busy time for fire brigade
The fire brigade has two large water tankers that will be available if there is a shortage but this may not be sufficient in the case of a large fire.
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Oct 30th 2013, 10:30 PM
# Water
Dublin's water restrictions to be eased, though reduced pressures remain
Dublin City Council says it expects to return to a full regular water supply from tomorrow, with low pressure until next week.
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Apr 4th 2013, 2:07 PM
# Water
Water restrictions to continue in Dublin city for next two nights
Restrictions will be in place from 9pm to 7am or 9am both tonight and tomorrow and will mean water pressure will be reduced at these times.
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Apr 2nd 2013, 1:29 PM
# Water Restrictions
Dublin city to be hit by nightly water restrictions this weekend
Restrictions will be in place from 10pm to 7am or 9am every night from tonight until next Tuesday and will mean water pressure will be reduced at these times.
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Mar 28th 2013, 5:11 PM
# Contaminated
Possible contamination leads to water restrictions in Tipperary
Residents of Clonmel have been issued with a boil notice, while certain restrictions are still in place across Dublin as well.
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Aug 15th 2012, 9:27 AM
# Limerick
Water restrictions eased for Limerick households
Testing is still being carried out on the water which was contaminated with oil last week.
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Jan 26th 2012, 7:13 AM
# Limerick
1,500 without water as Limerick contamination 'worse than initially feared'
Water tankers are in place in west Limerick after a volume of oil entered the river Deel on Thursday night.
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Jan 21st 2012, 12:10 PM
# Water Shortages
Dublin city council urges public to conserve water
Householders and businesses across the entire Dublin region are being asked to conserve water and prepare for possible shortages to avoid the first summer restrictions since 1997 being imposed.
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Jun 3rd 2011, 8:22 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Bertie Ahern announces his plans to step down from politics; The government considers lowering the age of consent; and water restrictions are eased in some parts of the country for New Year’s Eve.
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Dec 31st 2010, 9:04 AM
# Water
Water restrictions set to continue
Local authorities continue to debate on whether to suspend water restrictions over New Year’s Eve.
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Dec 30th 2010, 10:53 AM
# Water
Water shortages to continue into the New Year
Water restrictions could hamper New Year’s Eve trade for pubs and restaurants.
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Dec 29th 2010, 9:28 AM
# Water
Water restrictions continue after reservoir levels fall
Local authorities working to reverse damage caused by burst pipes and running taps have imposed restrictions on consumers.
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Dec 28th 2010, 10:31 AM
# Water
Water restrictions in place due to leaking and burst pipes
Consumers asked to limit water use as leaks take toll on reservoir levels.
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Dec 27th 2010, 10:16 AM