Inland Fisheries helped Leitrim council put bales of barely straw on the lake in an effort to soak up some of the toxins.

Uisce Éireann says it also has a dedicated team providing support to local representatives.

This issue came before a Carrick on Shannon MD meeting.

People are being asked to not run taps needlessly and to take showers instead of baths.

The boat is designed to allow full access for wheelchair users and others onto the river Shannon through the use of a collapsing bow

The plans were approved for the solar panels this week

Sub-aqua clubs from across a wide area had been making searches of the river for the past few weeks

114 million euro has been allocated to upgrade the town's water infrastructure in one of their largest funding plans to date.