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Six-week hosepipe ban to come into force from Tuesday
Nationwide conservation order to combat effects of continuing drought on water supply
Irish Water is to introduce a nationwide hosepipe ban from Tuesday to combat the effects of widespread drought on the country’s water supply.
- Jack Power
- The Irish Times
The ban will prohibit people from using garden hosepipes for non-essential purposes such as watering plants, filling paddling pools, garden water fountains, or washing cars and…
The national water utility warned last week that a hosepipe ban, officially known as a water conservation order, was likely due to the…