Galway, Mayo head up rural water aid winners

GALWAY and Mayo head up the list of counties which will benefit from this year’s record Government funding of €125m for the rural water programme.

The funds will mainly go towards upgrading group water schemes.

The Government has committed to bring schemes that depend on private water sources, such as rivers, lakes and boreholes, up to the EU Drinking Water Directive standards, in response to the legal action instigated by the European Commission against Ireland in 2002.