Kildare water supply polluted

Residents in Castledermot, Co Kildare, want an urgent meeting with the Minister for Environment after their water supply was …

Residents in Castledermot, Co Kildare, want an urgent meeting with the Minister for Environment after their water supply was declared unfit for human consumption for the second time in two months.

For the past week, the town has been using an emergency supply, brought in by tankers. But residents say the supply is also below standard.

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