End in sight for €114m sewer work in AthloneThe largest single investment in Athlone's wastewater infrastructure - the €114 million Main Drainage Project - is now "in its final stages" according to Uisce Éireann. The project involved a major upgrade to the town's sewer network and finally ended the longstanding problem of raw sewage being discharged into the River Shannon in Athlone during times of heavy rainfall. Uisce Éireann noted that the project had "reached several significant milestones" during the course of 2025. "Redundant pumping stations and sections of the existing sewer network, including combined sewer overflows, were also decommissioned." The project "will transform Athlone by reducing the risk of sewer flooding in the town, addressing non-compliant sewer overflows into the River Shannon, as well as increasing the capacity of the sewer network enabling future population growth and development in the town," Uisce Éireann added.

Source: Irish Independent January 03, 2026 04:11 UTC