Watered whisky at party leaves taste of bleach in mouth

Councillor Thomas Wilson told a meeting of Larne Rural District Council that he had received more than 300 complaints about the taste of Greenisland’s water.

Mr. Wilson said that whisky which had been poured at the party had to be thrown out after water had been added.

Mr. WWC Torrance stated that a number of overseas visitors who had been staying in the area also had to dispose of whisky due to the taste.

Council engineer Charles Hamilton explained that chlorine had been “dosed” into the Greenisland water supply at a “maximum rate to kill bacteria”.

He indicated that a new dosing part had been added to a machine to increase the amount of chlorine added.

He said that this had since been reduced following complaints and could be further decreased.

On a different note, Carrickfergus Musical Festival Association was preparing to host the biggest ever festival with 1,100 entries in the speech and drama category and music and instrumental sections with a new vocal category for 16 to 19-year-old girls.