Cork village petitions county council and Irish Water for proper supply

A 4,200-signature petition from people living in a village on the Cork-Kerry border is to be handed to Cork County Council and Irish Water in an effort to get a proper water supply into the area.

The mayor of Co Cork, Cllr Seamus McGrath, and senior council officials have promised to intervene with the utility company because the supply in the Ballydesmond area “isn’t even fit for cattle to drink”.

Cllr Bernard Moynihan said that the area had been dogged with poor water quality for nearly 30 years.