Breaking: Irish Water Have Announced Nationwide Conservation Measures As Drought Continues

The high temperatures have already caused a number of gorse fires around Dublin with Dublin Fire Brigade warning people to take care.

Irish Water is asking people to conserve water in other ways as water sources continue to dry up like Lough Easkey in Co. Sligo.

During long periods without rain, our water sources can start to dry up. These images of the Lough Easkey source in Sligo show how much water levels are decreasing in rivers and lakes across the country. Water is a precious resource #ConserveWater pic.twitter.com/MsfNl7X8JZ

— Irish Water (@IrishWater) July 4, 2018

Forget about washing your cars for a few weeks, lads.

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