A boil water notice affecting over 370 residents in Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford, has been lifted.

The boil water notice was put in place as a precautionary measure due to potential contamination issues as a result of agricultural runoff.

All Irish Water customers were temporarily switched to a neighbouring supply, while the reservoir and mains supply pipes were thoroughly cleaned and flushed out.

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Regional Operations Manager, Katherine Walshe, said: "Irish Water would like to thank customers for their patience while we worked to address the causes behind this boil water notice. We greatly regret any inconvience caused during this time. Irish Water's priority is to safeguard the health of our customers and we are satisfied that additional measures have been put in place at the water treatment plant to prevent a recurrance of an incident of this type."

(CD/LM)