A contamination scare in the west of Ireland has seen bottles of holy water being replaced.
Up to 90,000 homes and businesses are at at risk from cryptosporidium pollution in County Galway, which experts believe could last for up to six months.
Catholic Church authorities are also taking the issue seriously and have decided to use spring water rather than tap in an Easter ceremony.
About 3,000 bottles of holy water are blessed on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter, in Tuam, County Galway.
Father Stephen Farragher, administrator at Tuam Cathedral, said that although Catholics blessed themselves with consecrated water, some people had been known to also drink it.
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