The government have been called to back a rainwater harvesting grant scheme in Sligo.

The grant would help install harvesting equipment to collect rainwater and use it for household needs.

This follows hosepipe bans being imposed across the North West in the past, and fears of water shortages during future heatwaves.

Fine Gael Cllr Dara Mulvey says this would be sustainable and take pressure of the Irish Water systems: