Newport Sewage Concern Group

04/03/2026

26/02/2026

Thank you, Paul Lawless TD, for continuing to advocate with such commitment for our WWT Facility in Newport.
Our group is totally committed and absolutely determined to get this facility up and running for our town. We will continue to work with everyone who has the power to make it happen.

Persistence pays off as project is ‘finally moved off the shelf and back onto the table’

11/10/2025

Where is raw sewage still being discharged into seas and rivers in Ireland? The EPA report, Urban Wastewater Treatment in 2024, highlighted that the volume of raw sewage discharged into seas and rivers every day has more than halved since early 2024. However, wastewater discharged from 59 per cent of Ireland’s licensed treatment plants failed to consistently meet standards set in EPA licences to prevent pollution. The main causes are inadequate infrastructure and poor operational management of treatment plants.

Read the full report here: https://pulse.ly/w8nzujhtjq

09/10/2025

THE Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Urban Wastewater Treatment in 2024 report, released today, shows that investment at priority areas highlighted by the EPA is delivering improvements, with the volume of raw sewage discharged daily halving since ...

09/10/2025

Newport needs action now!

The Environmental Protection Agency says it's likely to take many years of investment to upgrade water treatment infrastructure. Its new report says over half of licensed treatment plants, and 10 percent of storm water overflows, fail to meet national standards, and wastewater is still being release...

09/08/2025

A big thank you to Minister Jack Chambers for visiting Newport today and meeting with the Newport Sewage Concern Group.
We greatly appreciate his support in progressing our much-needed sewage treatment project and in helping ensure the process is streamlined so that Newport can move forward without further delays.

Uisce Éireann Irish Water EPA Ireland The Connaught Telegraph The Mayo News The Irish Times Midwest Radio

16/07/2025

Concerned Newport residents gathered outside the Uisce Éireann Castlebar offices on Monday July 14, to protest against repeated delays to a long-promised sewage treatment plant.

15/07/2025

A huge thank you to Cllr Brendan Mulroy for organising Monday’s powerful protest outside the Uisce Éireann offices in Castlebar – and to all the councillors and representatives who stood with us: Peter Flynn, Chris Maxwell, John O’Malley and Patsy O’Brien.

Also to local voices who showed up for Newport:
Newport Tidy Towns,. Clewbay Charters, NADDCo, Newport Mayo, the Newport Sewerage Concern Group, and Newport Business Association – thank you all.

We’re thrilled that this issue is finally getting national attention. After years of delay, there’s real momentum: Uisce Éireann Irish Water have now committed to prioritising the Newport scheme with six-monthly updates promised. This is a huge step forward.

Let’s keep the pressure on and keep working together until Newport has the proper sewage infrastructure it urgently needs and deserves.

— Newport Business Association & Newport Sewage Concern Group



https://m.independent.ie/regionals/mayo/news/disaster-for-newport-mayo-residents-protest-ongoing-delays-of-sewage-treatment-plant/a1136065759.html

14/07/2025

Great to see Newport finally on the table for discussion when it comes to our much-needed sewerage treatment plant. Thank you to Keira Keogh TD for this informative update — it's so important for our community to get clear answers and a real timeline. We’ll continue to work with all public representatives to keep this progress moving. Let’s keep the momentum going for Newport!

11/07/2025

THE continued failure to deliver the long-awaited wastewater treatment plant for Newport shows how little urgency the government is attaching to the project despite decades of promises, says Sinn Féin Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh.