A Kerry County Councillor says he stands by comments he made, in which he called people who left their taps running selfish and greedy.
Independent councillor Charlie Farrelly made the comments on his Facebook page when announcing that overnight restrictions would be in place in Castleisland in recent days.
Similar restrictions are in place around the county as Irish Water says it needs to conserve supplies.
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Cllr Farrelly stated he understood the low levels in reservoirs was caused by “selfish and greedy Irish Water customers” leaving their taps running over the past few nights in case they froze.
He says this resulted in huge demand for water and therefore such restrictions were needed.
He says many people are suffering as a result:
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