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06 Sept 2025
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06 Sept 2025
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Donegal Cathaoirleach Nicholas Crossan has welcomed Irish Water’s update on the Westbrook Pumping Station.
According to Cllr Crossan, Irish Water has included Westbrook Pumping Station in the “scope of the Buncrana Sewerage Scheme.”
Cllr Crossan said: “The upgrade of the Westbrook Pumping Station is included in the scope of the Buncrana Sewerage Scheme, which is currently progressing through the design and planning process.
“There is no confirmed date for construction of this scheme at this point, however, Irish Water said it would confirm this when the design and planning phase is completed later this year.
“I will, naturally, keep this situation under constant review going forward, as the project is crucial to Buncrana. Currently Westbrook Pumping Station, is probably running at 85 percent capacity.
“This means, if there is a downpour of rain, the pipes coming out of the pumping station are nearly at a maximum. Westbrook Pumping Station needs a holding tank and there are ongoing negotiations with the owner of the adjacent field to facilitate this. A holding station would hold the sewerage until the flood subsided,” said Cllr Crossan.
The incident has been reported to gardaí
Australian and New Zealand tour operators at Lough Eske Castle, with Viktoria Albrecht, Tourism Ireland (back, third left)
Uisce Éireann says the work is part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme
The Explorers Education Programme is funded by the Marine Institute and managed by Camden Education and Galway Atlantaquaria
The Creeslough Community Association Links Hub is part of the former Cope Hardware premises located on the village’s Main Street
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