Water supply for 1.1m people 'vulnerable,' EPA warns

In its water quality report for 2019, the EPA said although most Irish people currently had access to "high levels of water quality", there were serious vulnerabilities due to Irish Water's failures in delivering key improvements.

There were 52 supplies with significant issues to be addressed by Irish Water at the end of 2019.

More than 50 treatment plants supplying water to over 1.1m people are vulnerable to failure, which Irish Water must urgently address, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned.