ANGER GROWS OVER POLITICAL FAILURE TO PROTECT LOUGHREA LAKE

Date Published: 15-May-2009

Anger is growing in Loughrea over the failure of the County council to protect the drinking water in Loughrea Lake from human sewage. The sewage was flushed into the lake from a drain on the Gort Road side last evening after heavy rain raised the water levels in the areaLocal anglers called local politicians down to the Lake to witness the pollution for themselvesWater keeper of the lake and local angler Paddy Daniels describes the scene at Loughrea Lake last eveningChairman of the Loughrea Anglers Club Dermot Harrison says the pollution has been ongoing for years due a lack of political will