THE water in Galway is now clean and cryptosporidium-free, according to local authorities.

Many residents in Galway city and county are still without water today, three days after an electrical fault at the Luimnagh Treatment Plant interrupted the supply.

Thousands of residents in Co Galway are without water today because of electrical problems at the Luimnagh water treatment plant.

Thousands of Galway residents have been given the green light to drink tap water without boiling it first.

WATER SERVICES in Galway are unlikely to be restored to normal in time for major tourism events taking place in the coming weeks.