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As we enter the summer months, the public are being advised to conserve water.

The advice comes as part of county Donegal has come under a hosepipe ban from this morning.

Supplies are at a historically low level at Lough Colmcille, which supplies Milford.

The Water Conservation Order is to safeguard water supplies for essential purposes due to a sharp drop in water levels.

Margaret Attridge, Head of Water services at Uisce Éireann, says there are a number of ways people can save supply.