Irish Water claims water unsafe to drink on Achill because of staycations

Mr Laffey said that an unexpected consequence of the Covid-19 crisis was that more people were holidaying in Ireland and visiting places like Achill. Photo: Stephen Collins

Irish Water’s Head of Asset Management, Séan Laffey, has said that the ‘Do Not Consume' notice on Achill Island is due to a swell in numbers on the island from people on staycations. 

People on the Island in Co. Mayo are being warned not to drink their tap water for a fifth consecutive day.