Galway Bay fm newsroom - Researchers are raising fresh concerns about the risks of pumping raw sewage into the waters around Ireland.
Galway scientists say the NDM enzyme - which is a form of superbug which can be resistant to the most powerful antibiotics - has been detected at two beaches in Galway.
The discovery at Trá an mBan and Céibh in Spiddal is thought to be a first for European bathing water.
However, there's no evidence anyone has been infected by exposure to the enzyme.
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Lead reasercher, Professor Martin Cormican of NUIG's School of Medicine says, the superbug could be problematic for vulnerable people.
