Anger at Uisce Éireann bonuses as Cork residents protest 'in desperation' over water quality

Residents of Mount Farran took to the streets on Thursday to highlight the ongoing issue of discoloured water

Niamh Ní Chuanacháin, Jean Kent, and Brid Harrington at Mount Farran, Cork. Picture: David Keane

People in Cork who say they have had dirty brown water flowing from their taps have blasted Uisce Éireann’s bonus payments as the utility struggles to fix discoloured water that has blighted parts of the city for two years.

The residents of Mount Farran took to the streets on Thursday night to highlight the public health issue hours after it emerged that some Uisce Éireann staff got bonuses of up to €30,000 last year.