Work is continuing to lift the Boil Water Notice for consumers supplied by Killaloe Public Water Supply in Clare.

Operational issues have impacted treatment processes at the water treatment plant and all customers supplied by Killaloe Public Water Supply are impacted. Areas impacted include Craglea, Ballyvally, Knockyclovaun, Shantraud, Creeveroe, Killestry, Cloonfadda, Lackenbaun, Ballycorney, Garraunboy and surrounding areas.

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While drinking water experts from Uisce Éireann and Clare County Council are working to implement measures to lift the notice as quickly and as safely as possible, all customers on this supply are advised to boil and cool their water before use until further notice.

Uisce Eireann’s Darragh Conneely acknowledged the impact of this notice on the community.

He said: "We would like to assure customers that we are working to lift the notice as quickly as possible. We are upgrading our chlorination systems and alarms at the water treatment plant to provide the plant with greater robustness and safeguard supply and we are also carrying out water sample analysis. We appreciate the impact that this notice is having on the community and thank them for their patience."