BREAKING NEWS: Lough Talt boil water notice to be lifted today
Christmas is coming early for more than 13,000 people in South Sligo. In news just breaking, it’s expected that the Boil Water Notice on the Lough Talt Water Supply Scheme will be lifted today. The move will mark the end of a three-year ordeal for Irish Water customers in the…
Former marine biologist and EU candidate to meet locals affected by Lough Talt water notice
A former marine biologist is to meet with locals affected by the Lough Talt water supply. A boil water notice has been in place since January after Crytposporidium was discovered once again in the supply. Galway based Independent EU Candidate, Diarmuid Mulcahy, is meeting with concerned locals on Thursday next…
Sinn Fein MEP requests European Commission to examine ‘ongoing failure’ at Lough Talt
A Midlands North West MEP says he has now requested the European Commission to examine what he says is the ‘ongoing failure’ to provide a safe drinking water supply for the 13,000 people on the Lough Talt Scheme. The supply, which serves people in South Sligo and part of North…
Boil water notice issued by Donegal County Council after Cryptosporidium found
A boil water notice has been issued for a number of areas in South Donegal Cryptosporidium has been found in the Ballmagroarty, Rath/Lisminton, Carricknahorna and Lurgan Group Water Schemes. Donegal County Council, following advice from the HSE, have issued a boil water notice for the people affected in these areas.…
HSE investigates reported cases of illness as a result of cryptosporidium outbreak on Sligo water supply
The HSE has confirmed it’s investigating cases of illness as a result of the contamination of the Lough Talt Water Supply. As a result Irish Water has extended its Boil Water Notice by another four weeks. In a statement today from Irish Water it’s been confirmed that ‘cases of cryptosporidiosis’…
Two more positive detections of cryptosporidium in Sligo water supply
The boil water notice in county Sligo is to remain in place indefinitely after two more positive detections of cryptosporidium were found. It’s after a two-week testing and sampling programme concluded this week and found two more positive detections of the bacteria. Around 13,000 people have been affected in the…
Report reveals clear concerns about drinking water supplies
A new report from the EPA reveals that concerns remain over the quality of drinking water in many parts of the country. Donegal still has one of the highest number of schemes on a remedial action list meaning 12 public water supplies in the county are in urgent need of…