Clare house’s radon level same as ‘six X-rays a day’

A large number of homes in Co Clare have been found with dangerously high levels of radon — with fears many more householders are unaware of the presence of the cancer-causing gas beneath their properties.

The Environmental Protection Agency has reported that 14 houses in the county were discovered with radon levels above the recommended safety limits following a major public awareness campaign last November.

The affected residences were in Ennis, Clarecastle, Corofin, Ennistymon, Tulla, and Quin.