Public tap opened over lead fears

Irish Water has finally agreed to provide drinking water to residents of a housing estate where excess levels of lead were found in the public supply.

From 12pm yesterday, people in St Brendan’s Park in Tralee, Co Kerry, began drawing water from a public tap at the local town council depot in nearby Rock St.

A deputation of frustrated residents walked out of a meeting of Tralee Municipal Authority earlier this week, saying they were tired of being “messed about’’ and not having the drinking water problems dealt with.