Drinking water in three supplies in Ireland has been found to have at least 10 times the maximum allowable limit of lead. Lead of 11 times the limit was detected in Dublin City Council's Leixlip supply - which serves much of north and west of the capital city. Water on Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council's Roundwood Reservoir Supply - which serves places like Leopardstown and Stillorgan village - had ten times the limit. And lead of nearly ten times the threshold was found in the Castlerea Public Water Supply in Co Roscommon. "You can imagine lead being a little bit above normal but 10 and 11 times above normal is absolutely horrific," he said.

Source: Irish Examiner January 29, 2020 06:56 UTC