A swimming prohibition notice which has been in place in Co Clare since December last year has now been lifted.

Irish Water and Clare County Council has completed repair and upgrade work at the town's wastewater pumping station.

The Do Not Swim notice was issued as a precautionary measure following the failure of an operational safety device at the pumping station during a period of heavy rainfall shortly before Christmas.

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Irish Water immediately appointed a project team to identify the necessary repair and upgrade work. It subsequently commissioned the manufacture and installation of a new surge protection system to replace the one which failed in December. New pipework was also put in place to replace some aging pipes in the pumping station.

Work to install the new equipment at the pumping station got underway in March and was completed in the past week and has been completed.

Maurice Hourigan, wastewater lead with Irish Water, said: "Since this incident occurred at the end of December, resolving it was a top priority project for Irish Water. We are pleased to confirm that the work is now completed on schedule and the Do Not Swim notice has been lifted, ahead of the start of the 2017 bathing season."

(CD/MH)