Irish Water accused of endangering Lahinch’s Blue Flag

One of Ireland’s premier tourist beaches, Lahinch, faces a threat to its environment and business after waste water from a septic tank in nearby Liscannor was purposely released into a local bay.

A group of men in protective clothing were reportedly forced to sever a sewerage pipe, allowing a geyser of material to flow into Liscannor Bay. The village is just 2km from the Blue Flag beach Lahinch.

The process, it was claimed, is being undertaken on a semi-regular basis by agents of Irish Water. The pipes are broken to relieve pressure on Liscannor’s outdated sewage system, preventing raw sewage from backing up into the village.