Donegal County Council has voted unanimously to call on Government to abolish water charges.

In a vote taken this evening, the council followed the lead of Wicklow and Sligo councils, while also voting in favour of holding a referendum on Irish Water

Councillor Frank McBrearty Junior put the emergency motion forward.

Fine Gael party whip on the council, Councillor Barry O’Neill backed the stance. During the debate on the motion O’Neill called the Irish Water situation a fiasco.

“I’ve made these feelings known in recent weeks at Fine Gael meetings, and even months ago,” Mr O’Neill told Highland Radio.

“People in the party know that I say my piece and I don’t apologise to anyone for saying what I said.

“I just don’t think at this time that people can take anymore ... basically the government have done a lot of good things but I think they just went too far. The people can’t give anymore," he added.