Some 65,000 people have been affected A boil water notice has been issued for numerous areas in Dublin and Wicklow following a mechanical error at the Vartry Water Treatment Plant. A chlorine booster failure at the plant, which serves over 65,000 people, means that adequate chlorine may not have been reached in order to ensure that the water is safe to drink. Irish Water and Wicklow County Council released the boil water notice today at 3pm, following advice from the Health Service Executive (HSE). The areas affected are: Ashford, Newcastle including Newcastle Hospital., Newtownmountkennedy, Kilcoole, Kilquade, Kilpedder, Kilmacanogue including Glenview Hotel/Kilmurray Cottages, Greystones, Cookstown Road, Fassaroe/Berryfield Lane, Kilcroney, Delgany and Bray. There are also rural areas between Callowhill and Cronroe which are affected including: Killiskey, Nuns Cross, Coynes Cross, Prospect, Mount John, Timmore Lane, Dunran. The following areas in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown are also included: Corke Abbey, Woodbrook Glen, Old Connaught Avenue, Thornhill Road, Ballyman Road, Ferndale Road from its junction with Old Connaught Avenue to Allies River Road, The Dublin Road from the junction of Old Connaught Avenue to Allies River Road, and all areas off these roads. Water must be boiled for: Drinking Drinks made with water Preparation of salads and similar foods, which are not cooked prior to eating Brushing of teeth Making of…