Updated at 8am Saturday.
OVER 6,000 HOMES and businesses in the Roscommon town of Boyle have had their boil water notices lifted.
Irish Water says that the move comes as part of a €26 million plan to clear up problems with the network in Roscommon.
Locals have been forced to boil their water since 2013, but residents of both Boyle and Ardcarne have had their restrictions lifted.
Boil water notices in Castlerea and South Roscommon (Killeglan) for a further 11,300 customers are expected to be lifted in the coming weeks.
An additional 5,400 customers in North East Roscommon are also expected to have a temporary UV treatment system in place by September and those in Strokestown, Elphin, Roosky and Tarmonbarry and the surrounding areas will have their water clean by 2017.
Local Fianna Fáil councillor Rachel Doherty says that she is “delighted” with the news.
It comes after two years of people having to buy water every day for simple things like brushing their teeth.
“The only thing is that people’s bills will begin from now. You’d hope there would be some kind of retrospective exemption for the two years, but I doubt it.”
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