By Róise Collins
HOUSEHOLDS across west Donegal are grappling with significant challenges due to ongoing water shortages, with some residents and farmers left without access to water for several days.
Among those severely impacted is Katie Coyle from Falcarragh. She runs Caring Capall an equine-assisted service for those with additional and emotional needs.
While most of her horses stay at their premises by the beach, a few are kept on her home farm, which has been without water for the past two days.
Ms Coyle is deeply concerned for the well-being of her animals, explaining that each horse requires at least 15 litres of water daily, and even more in the current heatwave.
When she contacted Uisce Éireann they told her the water disruption was part of scheduled works, but she was unaware of the plans.
“Even if the works were scheduled, why would they choose to leave people without water during the hottest week of the year?” she said.
Ms Coyle asked if Uisce Éireann could provide containers of water for her animals, but was told that no such plans were in place.
In the meantime, she has been transporting water from her business to her home on Muckish Road, but she says the process has been incredibly difficult.
“They’ve left us with nothing, and our animals could die in this heat,” she stressed.
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