Inadequately disinfected water put West Cork residents at risk

Residents of the Gaeltacht in west Cork were placed at risk of consuming inadequately disinfected water over an extended period last year, a report by an environmental watchdog reveals.

An audit by the Environmental Protection Agency of drinking water supplied by the Ballymakeera Water Supply Scheme located near Ballyvourney (Baile Mhuirne) found that people were exposed to potentially infected water for almost five months largely due to a problem caused by poor internal communications within Irish Water.