Irish Water has invested €9.7 million to stop the discharge of untreated sewage into the sea in Rush, Dublin.

Work has been completed on the Rush Wastewater Collection Network Project and the investment has stopped the equivalent of 8,300 wheelie bins of raw sewage per day running into the sea, benefiting over 9,000 residents, tourists and the environment in Rush.

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It will significantly improve the bathing water at South Beach Rush, North Beach and Harbour Road Beach. The project has also stopped raw sewage surcharging along Skerries Road during times of heavy rainfall.

Esther White, Regional Lead with Irish Water, said: "The completion of the new wastewater collection network scheme of sewer pipes and pumping stations for Rush is a significant milestone for Irish Water. Since we took over the responsibility for water and wastewater services in January 2014, addressing the need to eliminate the discharge of raw sewage into the sea at Rush has been a top priority. We are delighted today to announce that the project is now complete."

(CD/LM)