Water crisis was in the post

ANGLERS are, arguably, the best watchdogs you can have regarding water quality. They are the first to take note when things go wrong, but all too often the powers-that-be do not listen to them.

As far back as 1972, anglers on the Corrib system were warning that all was not well but nothing was done. It has taken 35 years and the contamination of tap water used by households for reality to strike.

We seem to have plenty of rules and regulations governing water and other environmental matters, but not enough in the way of follow-ups by way of monitoring and enforcement.