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Fri 03 Mar 2007Ireland will suffer water shortages, agency warnsEU/Energy:Water shortages will become more common in Ireland during the summer because of the impact of climate change, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has warned.In a major report, the agency says farmers will have to irrigate some fields if they are to maintain crop yields.