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Cork City Council representatives have called on Irish Water to appear before its Environment, Amenity and Water Committee to answer claims made about dark brown water coming from taps in some ...
Cork County Council took samples of water from the property in Carrigaline on both July 4th and July 8th and found they were compliant for all tests for various parameters including E coli.
The Cork villages that 'just don’t trust the tap water anymore' Whitegate, Co Cork, where locals have been affected by near-constant boil water notices Sun, 30 Oct, 2022 - 12:23 ...
PEOPLE are paying for bottled water that, in fact, comes from a tap. Monday's county council meeting heard that three companies producing bottled water are taking their water from public supplies ...
On one occasion the water in John Ó Ríordáin’s home was so orange it resembled a soft drink. The father of two from Ballyvolane in Cork city first started noticing discolouration in his water ...
Irish Water informed the Environmental Protection Agency that a customer based in Carrigaline had reported whitewormscoming from a kitchen tap ...
Cork County Council took samples of water from the property in Carrigaline on both July 4 and July 8, and found they were compliant with all tests for various parameters, including E. coli.
Still, tap water has its own concerns, such as contaminants like PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as "forever chemicals"), heavy metals and the ongoing debate over fluoride.