A Boil Water Notice (BWN) for the areas supplied by the Carlow North Regional (Rathvilly) and Tullow Public Water Supply due to a pollution incident in the River Slaney.

The drinking water quality entering the Rathvilly and Tullow Water Treatment Plants has been affected and a Boil Water Notice must be put in place until the issue has been rectified.

Experts from Irish Water and Carlow County Council are working to assess the situation and investigate and implement solutions to lift the notice as quickly as possible.

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In the meantime, all customers of this supply are advised to boil their water before use until further notice.

All customers supplied by the Carlow North Regional and Tullow PWS including the following areas:

Co. Carlow

• Palatine

• Killerig/Grange

• Rathvilly

• Tullow

• Ardattin

• Ballon

• Rathoe

• Bennekerry

• Tankardstown

Co. Kildare

• Castledermot

• Graney

• Timolin

• Kilkee

• Ballitore

Co. Wicklow

• Liscolman

• Ballyconnell

Jim Fitzgerald, Regional Asset Operations Manager for Irish Water said: "We understand the disruption a Boil Water Notice can cause to communities; however, the protection of public health is our number one priority at all times. We are working closely with our colleagues in Carlow County Council and the HSE to address this issue and lift the notice as quickly as it is safe to do so and safeguard the supply for the future."