Eight-month boil water notice for east Cork could be lifted within days

A boil water notice affecting some 10,000 people across vast swathes of east Cork since February could be lifted within days.

Irish Water confirmed yesterday it is awaiting the outcome of crucial tests on water samples taken from the upgraded Whitegate/Dower regional water supply scheme and hopes to be in a position to lift the notice soon, once the HSE gives the all-clear.

The precautionary boil water notice was imposed early this year on the public water supply scheme which supplies around 9m litres of drinking water every day to homes and business in areas of Midleton, Cloyne, Aghada, Whitegate, Ballycotton, Churchtown, and Trabolgan.