Critical improvements to the scheme will include upgrading the Vinegar Hill Water Treatment Plant, replacing the raw water intake facility at Clonhaston and constructing a new pumping station.
Eighteen years after it burnt to the ground, hopes are high that the old Oak Tavern will finally rise from the ashes after it emerged that the site of the once popular bar and restaurant has been listed for sale.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has dismissed a warning from An Taisce that there will need to be a drastic cut to dairy cow numbers to meet water quality targets in more polluted river catchments.
An estate of 14 large semi-detached homes in west Wicklow are set to be sold to first-time buyers or fresh starters for as little as €260,000 each as part of an Affordable Housing Scheme.
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