Another instance of water contamination has arisen in Galway city, affecting some 15,000 residents in the Knocknacarra area.
Yesterday evening Galway City Council instructed local households to boil all tap water before drinking it or using it for food preparation.
The council says the water has been contaminated by E.coli and the problem is not related to the recent water contamination caused by the cryptosporidium bug.
The decision by Galway City Council to issue this boil water notice for the Knocknacarra area comes following advice from the local division of the Health Service Executive.
The advice was given after E.coli was detected in one water sample.
The council says the localised contamination was due to infrastructural works in the area.
No illnesses have been reported, and the council says the water supply is currently being treated.
But for now the council is advising 15,000 householders in the area to boil their water until further notice.
The council has stressed that this boil notice is not related to the cryptosporidium bug which earlier this year affected up to 90,000 households in Galway and was finally cleared up last month.
