Concerns over repeated Do Not Consume notices for Inishbofin water supply

2023-09-18

Concerns are being raised over repeated Do Not Consume notices being issued for the Inishbofin water supply. A notice was issued for islanders last week - and Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cuív says residents dealt with a similar notice for several months last year too. It had been hoped the problem was weather-related and would not re-occur, while it was also anticipated that works carried out would rectify the problem. However, the manganese issue has resurfaced, and Deputy Ó Cúiv says it is causi...

Concerns are being raised over repeated Do Not Consume notices being issued for the Inishbofin water supply.

A notice was issued for islanders last week - and Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cuív says residents dealt with a similar notice for several months last year too.

It had been hoped the problem was weather-related and would not re-occur, while it was also anticipated that works carried out would rectify the problem.

However, the manganese issue has resurfaced, and Deputy Ó Cúiv says it is causing huge disruption for islanders:

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