Hundreds of farmers and businesses to get 40% water bill discount

Hundreds of farmers and owners of commercial businesses in an area of north Cork are to receive a reduction of up to 40% in their water bills as their supply in early summer was deemed unfit for consumption.

The discount is to be applied in upcoming bills from Irish Water following a 28-day boil water notice which was sanctioned in the Millstreet area on May 19.

It was issued on the advice of the HSE due to detection of low levels of cryptosporidium, a microscopic parasite that can cause diarrhoea in humans and animals.