Householders in West Limerick affected by ongoing water restrictions from last week's oil spill in the River Deel will be able to call a special helpline from today.

Limerick County Council has set up a helpline for all those suffering disruption to their water supply.

Limerick County Council has employed two environmental pollution firms to assist with the clean-up operation along the River Deel.

Limerick County Council has said some households in the West of the county may have no water for several days, as efforts continue to fix a contamination problem in the River Deel.

THE ability of two teenagers to remain calm and cling to rocks after being swept downstream in strong currents while swimming in a river in Limerick over the weekend saved their lives.

Two teenagers have been rescued from a river in Co Limerick.

LOTS of viewings and the expectation of a first offer — that’s the update on a substantial farm sale at Feohanagh, Co Limerick, from auctioneer John Giltinane.

LOTS of viewings and the expectation of a first offer — that’s the update on a substantial farm sale at Feohanagh, Co Limerick, from auctioneer John Giltinane.

Protesters who had been staging a sit-in at the headquarters of Limerick County Council left the building at around 6pm yesterday.

A LOCAL authority was last night preparing to seek a court injunction to remove protesters involved in a water supply dispute from a County Hall.

A WATER row erupted in Co Limerick yesterday after Limerick County Council opened a river-sourced supply in the Pallaskenry area replacing the existing lake-sourced scheme.

A LATE-NIGHT move by Limerick County Council to carry out work on a new water scheme failed when opponents were alerted.

Five protestors who breached a High Court order by blocking work on a new water supply in Co Limerick could be sent to jail tomorrow if they do not give an undertaking to end their protest.

PIPE laying on a water scheme was blocked again yesterday near a west Limerick village when residents sat down in front of digging machines.

FOUR water scheme protesters yesterday pledged to continue their fight after their case was adjourned for two weeks.

FOUR water scheme protesters are willing to go to jail rather than allow a pipeline to be laid in Limerick, it emerged yesterday.

LIKE the Rossport Five, a group of Co Limerick protesters are prepared to go to jail to stop a new drinking water pipeline.

PIPE laying on a water scheme was blocked again yesterday near a west Limerick village.