About 13,000 people throughout south and west Sligo are having to boil their water this morning.
It’s because of the discovery of cryptosporidium in treated water coming from the Lough Talt Regional Supply Scheme.
The areas affected include the towns of Tubbercurry and Ballymote as well as around Aclare, Curry, Lavagh, Carroweden, Kilmactigue and Coolaney.
Water used for drinking, preparing food that is not cooked, brushing teeth and making ice must be boiled.
Seamus Granahan, regional operations manager with Irish Water, has been telling Ocean FM News what happens now:
