The new warning system is scheduled to be introduced next year. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PANo Government department or agency has agreed to take on responsibility for a planned new public warning system for flooding and other potentially hazardous events in an impasse that has caused disquiet among senior Ministers. The new warning system is scheduled to be introduced next year. The Department of Communications told The Irish Times the Government intended to develop a cell broadcast public warning system (CB-PWS). It said this technology was widely used for public warning systems in many countries, as it allowed for localised alerting based on network mast location.

Source: The Irish Times February 21, 2026 07:30 UTC