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Tha Calum MacIlleathain ann an Èirinn, far a bheil cìsean uisge ùr a thig a-steach am-bliadhna air an t-uabhas chonnspaid adhbharachadh. Tha feum aig bun-structair uisge na dùthcha air leasachadh, agus tha cìs ga chur air gach neach anns an dùthaich airson seo a dhèanamh. Cha tèid aig cuid anns an dùthaich uisge glan fhaighinn às an goc. Ach chaidh na cìsean aontachadh mar phàirt de dh’aonta an Troika, a thog Èirinn far a glùinean nuair a dh’fhàillig na bancaichean. Tha na mìltean dhaoine air cur nan aghaidh, ’s e poileasaidh a th’ ann a dh’fhaodadh crathadh poilitigeach adhbharachadh fhathast san dùthaich.

Calum Maclean is in Ireland, where mandatory water charges have caused uproar. Ireland’s water system is in dire need of upgrade, and the charges have been introduced to help pay for the work. Some parts of the country have unsuitable drinking supplies and are on boil water notices. The charges are a legacy of the Troika agreement Ireland signed up to when the banks failed following the financial crisis. Thousands have very visibly protested the charges, and the unpopular policy could yet have political ramifications in Ireland. 

Tha sinn uile a’ cruthachadh sgudal ann an dòigh air choireigin. Agus anns an t-Suain chan eil daoine dad eadar-dhealaichte. Ach ‘s e an rud a tha iadsan a’ dèanamh leis an sgudal a tha iad a’ fàgail air an cùlaibh, a tha toirt orra seasamh a-mach bhon a chòrr dhan Roinn ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹. Chan eil mòran dhùthchannan as an t-saoghal a tha cho math ris an t-Suain nuair a thig e gu bhi a’ dèiligeadh ris an cuid sgudail. Tha cha mhòr an sgudal air fad a tha ga chruthachadh san dachaigh ga ath-chuairteachadh. Tha na losgairean cho èifeachdach ‘s nach eil gu leòr sgudal as an t-Suain airson an cumail a’ dol, agus tha dùthchannan eile a’ toirt airgead dhaibh airson dèiligeadh ris an sgudal acasan – còrr is millean tunna gach bliadhna.