Out of the 44 inspections carried out in Monaghan 27 failed, while in Cavan the number was 16 out of 33.

The EPA included the Belturbet supply on its Remedial Action List (RAL) as one of the water sources that requires significant corrective action.

Dairy cow numbers increased by 22.6% and milk production increased by 36.9% between 2015 and 2021.

'It's concerning when you have one in 20 supplies failing'

'Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan county councils achieved high standards because of their focus on local risk areas'

'The report is online and people can look that up and see how their own local authority performed'

'On an annual basis there is 60,000t of Nitrogen that gets washed from the land into our rivers'

'Rivers in satisfactory condition for Cavan and Monaghan is 48.8% and 25.7%, respectively'