Councillor says Irish Water’s 40% discount for businesses on ‘Boil Water’ notice is not enough
The vicechairman of Sligo County Council says the 40% discount that Irish Water is offering to businesses affected by a boil water notice is not enough. The notice, affecting up to 15,000 customers on the Lough Talt Supply Scheme, is now entering its third month. Areas affected include the towns…
Boil Water notice remains in place for nearly three months now
The Boil Water notice in south Sligo remains in place now for the eleventh week. Irish Water is reminding people in the south and west of the county to continue to boil their water after the bacteria cryptosporidium was detected in the supply at the start of February. Residents and…
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…
Two year boil water notice forced a Roscommon business owner to take his own action
A Roscommon business-owner had to install his own filtration system due to a boil water notice that went on for over 2 years in his area. Benny O’Connell from Benny’s Deli in Castlerea installed a UV and a filtration system on a sink due to the length of time the…
LISTEN: The latest update from Irish Water on Sligo Boil Water Notice
Two weeks of sampling on the Lough Talt Water Supply Scheme is starting today. It’s part of an action plan agreed between Irish Water and the HSE following the issuing of a Boil Water Notice on Monday. That was after the parasite crystosporidium was found in treated water coming from…
Special Report: Business and creche-owner react to this week’s boil water notice in south Sligo
Irish Water says that a boil water notice in South and West Sligo will last at least a fortnight. About 13,000 people and dozens of businesses across the county have been effected. Water used for drinking, preparing food that is not cooked, brushing teeth and making ice must be boiled.…