Chemical used by Nazis found in water supply

UP TO 10,000 residents of a rural stretch of Monaghan and Cavan are worried about the safety of their water, after it was revealed the supply has been contaminated with a chemical used by the Nazis to kill thousands of prisoners in the concentration camps of the 1940s.

Householders using the Glaslough group water scheme and other schemes were shocked to find that phenol, also known as carbolic acid, a chemical which can cause stomach problems as well as skin disorders, was found in their water.

Legal action has not been ruled out by residents who are angry about the water situation.