Council install a number of 'free access' drinking fountains across Limerick
THE INSTALLATION of water fountains in rural Limerick areas has made drinking water “freely available” to citizens.
Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) completed the installation of new public drinking water fountains at Doon, Galbally and Kilfinane.
The fountains are funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development under CLÁR. A fourth will come on stream in Feenagh Town Park in the coming weeks.
Mayor of the City and County of Limerick, Cllr Gerald Mitchell welcomed the additions to Limerick’s public drinking water network.
“Drinking water fountains make drinking water freely available to citizens. They increase the opportunity for Limerick citizens and visitors to use a reusable bottle helping to prevent the use of single-use plastic bottles. I am delighted that LCCC and the communities in Galbally, Doon, Kilfinane and Feenagh have come together to increase the provision of public drinking water infrastructure in County Limerick with the support of CLÁR funding.”
The installation of contactless public drinking water fountains is in line with the national and regional policy on waste prevention and the United Nation’s Sustainability Development Goals, particularly Goal 12: Responsible Production and Consumption.
These new Contactless Public Drinking Water Fountains add to the existing network of fountains previously funded under the Local Authority Prevention Network, Healthy Ireland programme and the European Green Leaf Award Fund and by other organisations in Limerick.
Local Tidy Towns Group of Kilfinane, Doon, Galbally and Feenagh have confirmed that the drinking water fountains and the savings of single-use plastic bottles will be included in their Tidy Towns applications for 2024 under the ‘Sustainability Doing More with Less’ category.