Following consultation with the HSE, Uisce Éireann has confirmed that the boil water notice has been lifted with immediate effect.

Uisce Eireann is scheduled to conduct urgent reservoir upgrade works in the area that will see service disruptions from 6 o'clock this evening to 6 o'clock the following evening.

The statement follows a number of messages circulating in the community claiming water supplies in the county had been contaminated.

Repairs to a burst water main in Ballymahon may cause disruption to Ballymahon, Toome, Terlicken and surrounding areas.

The EPA says half a million people are in "at-risk" areas with higher lead levels in their drinking water.

The new pipework will significantly reduce leakage levels and put an end to disruption to the water supply due to bursts.

Leitrim County Council has issued an alert.

The new report has been published today.