Discoloured water has been an ongoing and widespread problem in Cork city since the then Irish Water opened its refurbished €40m Lee Road water treatment plant in July, 2022

A 'Do Not Swim' notice has been put in place until Wednesday

Noxious blooms covered large parts of Lough Neagh last summer, and also affected other waterways and beaches in the region.

The Court of Justice of the EU ruled the concentration of trihalomethanes in a large number of public drinking water supplies in the Republic have persistently exceeded recommended safety limits

The action is fully contested by the State and opposed by the Irish Farmers’ Association and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has faced criticism from farming organisations over an EU decision on nitrogen limits

The notices were issued for Burrow beach in Sutton and Front Strand in Balbriggan

A report found human activities are causing excess levels of nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen in waterways

An EU directive issued more than 20 years ago requires that all inland and coastal waters reach a minimum of ‘good’ status by 2027.

The agency said water quality in Ireland 'is not as good as it should be'

A senior inspector at the Water Advisory Body has called for significant investment by Irish Water to address the issue of water quality.

The new facility will have capacity to slaughter 36,000 animals a year