Father appeals for water tankers after children take ill

A FATHER whose two children were hospitalised after drinking tap water that is under a boil notice has appealed to Limerick County Council to bring in water tankers to their private estate in Croom.

Father appeals for water tankers after children take ill

Medical rep Tommy O’Donoghue yesterday brought his son Thomas, 5, home from the Mid-Western Regional Hospital where he had been brought in a dehydrated condition.

Mr O’Donoghue said he has no doubt that his son became ill after brushing his teeth using water that had not been boiled.

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