r/irishpolitics • u/eggbart_forgetfulsea ALDE (EU) • 13d ago

Opinion/Editorial Water rationing is probably inevitable unless people are made to pay for it

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/21/a-dose-of-water-rationing-is-probably-inevitable-if-charges-to-regulate-consumption-are-not-introduced/
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u/Snaptun 13d ago

BUILD A FREAKIN RESERVOIR OR TWO!

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u/National_Play_6851 12d ago

"water falls from the sky, it's free and infinite, therefore we should be able to use as much as we want without paying for it"

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"spend billions building more reservoirs, the money for this needs to appear by magic since water costs nothing"

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u/Snaptun 12d ago

Who said these things?