Six-week hosepipe ban issued for 6 areas as no end in sight for heatwave

Uisce Éireann has issued a six-week hosepipe ban for six areas around the country to protect water supplies. The warning is in place for Dublin, south Tipperary, and parts of Kildare, Meath, Wexford and Wicklow due to the ‘exceptionally warm and dry weather’. The ban begins shortly after midnight on Thursday, and will remain in […]