After you pay for a subscriber account, you can provide mapped locations in Ireland and this will let us know which alerts you should receive. All alerts are localised, so if you live in Mullingar then you will only receive alerts for this part of the county. This ensures your alerts are always relevant. You can opt in and out of a number of water alert categories, depending on your preferences.

There is complete, countrywide coverage for all parts of Ireland.  

Most features on this service are premium features, meaning that you need to have an active subscriber account to access them. For example, if you do not have a subscriber account then you will only be able to browse the Live Map but you won't be able to read full information on any alert.

Your subscription is based on an annual payment, and you can renew at the end of your subscription period. If your subscription expires then you will stop receiving alerts.

It is quick and easy to register for a subscriber account, and you are eligble to receive alerts as soon as your account is created..

1. Alerts are always localised, meaning you will only receive updates from us when something impacts your mapped local areas. The benefit here is that you won't be bombarded with alerts from across the country, and each alert will be local in nature to you.
2. This service is a huge time saver. If you find yourself browsing time-consuming OPW/EPA websites for water updates then we will do all the searching on your behalf and let you know when something may impact you.
3. There is no cost to receive alerts once you create your subscriber account. Email alerts are always free, and SMS alerts for severe weather warnings are also free.

The alert service is fully automated and is powered by open data from a number of reputable, government sources:

• River Heights: Office of Public Works
• Bathing Water Quality/Incidents: Environmental Protection Agency
• Severe Weather Warnings: Met Eireann
• Marine Weather Warnings: Met Eireann
• Tide Time Predictions: Geological Survey of Ireland

No! You will receive as many alerts as necessary, depending on the number of locations you provide and the number of alerts that are issued. All alerts are issued by email, and you can also opt in to receive Level Orange and Level Red severe weather alerts by SMS text message at no additional cost.

Unfortunately not. There is too much administration to create and manage accounts. Instead, the service is offered at an extremely low annual rate.

Pin Point Alerts Ltd developed this service in response to a number of requests to offer a professional alert service for the county. We already offer other alert services across Ireland. 

Pin Point Alerts was established in 2011 and the Kilkenny-based company provides countywide alert services for almost all counties. WaterAlerts.ie ensures that we can provide an alert system for the county. Learn more about our company.