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Which water companies are in financial trouble – and which paid out bonuses?

A swathe of water companies have been stopped from using customer money to pay bonuses to bosses this year. Ofwat said it halted about three-quarters of the total bonuses proposed by firms from being funded by consumer payments, while also ...

21 Nov 2024 at 13:28

Scottish Water workers overwhelmingly back strike against ‘rogue employer’

Scottish Water workers represented by two unions have overwhelmingly backed strike action in light of a pay dispute. Eighty-six per cent of GMB Scotland members who work at the publicly-owned facility backed industrial action. Meanwhile, ...

17 Oct 2023 at 14:15

Crime & Court

'Very costly expense': Retired senior drugs cop on €4 million cocaine haul

A huge consignment of cocaine, over €4 million worth of which has washed up on the Donegal coast, may have been dumped off a large vessel that was heading for Europe. Large parcels of cocaine, weighing around 60kg and valued in excess ...

21 Jul 2023 at 15:33

Water firms face legal action over claims of underreporting sewage discharges

Six English water companies are to face legal action over allegations of underreporting pollution incidents and overcharging customers. Severn Trent Water, Thames Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Yorkshire Water and ...

09 Aug 2023 at 00:01

RIP - Man (20s) found dead after drowning in disused quarry in Laois

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Man drowns in disused Laois quarry

A file has been sent to the Laois Coroner following the death of a man in Portarlington earlier this week. Laois Gardaí confirmed they recovered the body of a male from a disused quarry off the Lea Road in Portarlington ...

02 Aug 2024 at 20:12

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Biggest ever International Pike Festival on Lough Ree

The 2023 Lough Ree International Pike Angling Festival is to be extended to the full body of the lake for the very first time with an additional prize fund added to make it one of the most lucrative events in Europe ...

19 Jul 2023 at 08:33

Local News

'Very costly expense': Retired senior drugs cop on €4 million Donegal cocaine haul

22 Jul 2023 at 16:33

Fund opens to channel £11m in water company fines to improving local waterways

Up to £11 million in water company fines is to be reinvested into schemes that improve waterways and wetlands under a fund launched by the Government. The Water Restoration Fund has opened for applications and ...

09 Apr 2024 at 00:01

City

United Utilities raises shareholder payout despite Windermere pollution

United Utilities has hiked dividend payouts to investors despite heavy criticism over spilling vast amounts of sewage into England’s largest lake. The water company’s chief executive said it was “making ...

14 Nov 2024 at 12:09

Crime & Court

Breaking: Further drugs haul found off Ards

Gardai are now conducting a major multi-million euro drug-trafficking probe in Donegal after a further parcel of cocaine was located washed up off the coast on Thursday. The latest package containing ...

20 Jul 2023 at 17:33

Under-fire water sector pledges to fix pollution issues and create jobs

Water firms have pledged to create thousands of jobs and support vulnerable customers as part of their five-year investment plan, with aims to tackle pollution issues that have seen the sector come ...

02 Oct 2023 at 15:20

United Utilities and South West Water hike dividends amid bill increases

Water companies United Utilities and South West Water have said they will raise dividends to shareholders as they confirmed consumer bill increases of 32% and 23%, respectively, over the coming ...

29 Jan 2025 at 08:10

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