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Cruising the Shannon/Erne waterways is officially the most relaxing and enjoyable way to spend a few days off. Depending on how long you want to spend on the water, and what part of the country you want to visit, you can go for a relaxing break, or something a bit more adventurous.

Following representations by Cllr Joe Whelan regarding the water supply in the west of Moate, Westmeath County Council has assured him that it is safe and not contaminated.

Cruising the Shannon/Erne waterways is officially the most relaxing and enjoyable way to spend a few days off. Depending on how long you want to spend on the water, and what part of the country you want to visit, you can go for a relaxing break, or something a bit more adventurous.

To ensure Galway’s drinking water supplies are of the highest quality, the county’s two local authorities will have to publish the results of their drinking water sampling programmes online.

Feedback gathered by Irish Ferries from interviews with passengers shows that many now see ferry-based motoring holidays as a means of recapturing some of the values that have been lost in the rules and regulations now being imposed on travellers by airports and airlines.

Residents of the St Bridget’s Terrace and Green Road areas of Mullingar have been warned to exercise caution when using tap water, following the discovery of raised levels of lead in the water supply to their homes.

Following the hugely successful launch of Club Farraige Iorrais (www.seaerris.ie) some 80 people are now actively taking part in a whole host of water sport activities throughout Erris. Safe access to and participation in water sports are provided by the newly formed and voluntary manned community water sport club.

Mullingar Sub Aqau Club is again recruting new members who wish to learn how to scuba dive.

The Western Regional Fisheries Board chief executive has called for the vital replacement of outdated sewage plants across the region. His comments came following the board’s successful prosecution of Galway County Council for ongoing and persistant water pollution problems at Clonbur sewage treatment works.

While much of east Galway is suffering from the effects of last week’s flooding, the danger is by no means over yet as the heavy rains are set to continue and there are concerns over high tides and rising river levels.