Ireland Water Conservation Order: Updates
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A dated record of changes to Ireland's 2026 Water Conservation Order and the related night-time water restrictions. Newest first. For the current position, start at the Ireland hub.
15 July 2026
Ireland Water Conservation Order cluster published
We published our coverage of the Water Conservation Order ahead of it taking effect at 00:01 on 16 July 2026. The Order covers all of Dublin and parts of Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, Wexford and South Tipperary until 26 August 2026.
13 July 2026
Uisce Éireann makes the Water Conservation Order
Uisce Éireann announced a Water Conservation Order for Dublin, South Tipperary and parts of Kildare, Meath, Wexford and Wicklow, effective 00:01 on 16 July 2026 until 23:59 on 26 August 2026, after an exceptionally warm and dry spell pushed Greater Dublin demand to around 693 million litres a day.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often is this page updated?
Whenever Uisce Éireann changes the Order (an extension, an early lift, or a new area), we update the timeline and refresh the page's date. Every entry is checked against water.ie, Uisce Éireann's own site, before publication.
Where do these updates come from?
From Uisce Éireann's own notices at water.ie. We do not treat aggregator sites as sources. Where a fact could not be confirmed at source, we say so rather than publish it.