Thousands of people are without safe drinking water in County Tipperary due to a major kerosene spillage. The source of the contamination has been indentified and contained - and clean up measures are being put in place. Irish Water has issued a Do Not Drink notice to the householders in the affected area. Irish Water has warned that boiling the water does not make it safe for human consumption. #IWTipperary: A Do Not Drink Notice has been issued for Fethard and surrounds with immediate effect.

Source: Evening echo March 05, 2018 20:37 UTC