Whats The Best Bottled Water To Drink In Ireland

gent9662 · 04-04-2007 10:26AM #1

Just wondering if anyone has compared all the different types of bottled water available. I'm living in Galway so as you would probably have read in the news we have a liuttle bit of a problem down here at the moment. So alot of water is being consumed.

Pacifico · 04-04-2007 10:27AM

Volvic!!

04-04-2007 10:27AM

ditto on volvic

Mr Magnolia · 04-04-2007 10:27AM

I prefer vittel

Cool_CM · 04-04-2007 10:30AM

Cheap option dunnes bottled water is about 33cent per 2 litre, our water in maynooth tastes like sh*te so thats what we use

xebec · 04-04-2007 10:37AM

I prefer Evian, but there's also some good stuff available very cheaply in Lidl and Aldi.

Steyr · 04-04-2007 11:32AM

Definately Volvic.

PeakOutput · 04-04-2007 11:33AM

i think deep river rock but maybe thats just the marketing affecting me

boffin · 04-04-2007 11:34AM

First Choice; Volvic
Second Choice; Evian

River Rock is the worst - awful muck!!!

Tha Gopher · 04-04-2007 11:36AM

Water is water tbh, if it isnt dirty its good enough. Drink about 7 litres of tap per day myself

stevejazzx · 04-04-2007 11:37AM

evian, volvic san pelligriono is what i likes but i've no idea about mineral content, all s i know is that they are all fairly low sodium which is good, apparently..

PeakOutput · 04-04-2007 11:37AM

the more i think about it i realise i hardly ever by river rock...........its always ballygowan coz everwhere has it

Jocksy · 04-04-2007 11:38AM

Tesco Value 2 litre for 30c.
Its water ffs.

source · 04-04-2007 11:38AM

River rock is tap water with additives, afaik.

Dun laoire · 04-04-2007 11:40AM

I'd rather drink water from my goldfishes arsehole than that ballygowan tripe.

Volvic or 7up

PeakOutput · 04-04-2007 11:42AM

Dun laoire wrote:

I'd rather drink water from my goldfishes arsehole than that ballygowan tripe.

water is water;)

Steyr · 04-04-2007 11:45AM

RiverRock still has the highest Sodium!:eek:

Ruu_Old · 04-04-2007 11:47AM

I don't buy bottled water, it is a waste of money. It is fine from the tap. It is just water!

ed: If I had to buy some, probably Tesco or Dunnes.

biko · 04-04-2007 11:51AM

We can't unless we wants to stay in the toilet all day.
Btw, it's safe to drink bottled Galway Irish Spring Water

Jocksy · 04-04-2007 11:56AM

it's safe to drink bottled Galway Irish Spring Water

Not quite true. If you drink 8 litres of it in the space of an hour you could die.

MarkR · 04-04-2007 12:00PM

At home, tap. At work, water from aldi or lidl.

Ruu - Thought you were in the states?

Oh, and who thinks we should just bite the bullet and rename "After Hours" to "Something has popped into my head and I must tell / ask the world"

Heisenberg. · 04-04-2007 12:01PM

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po0k · 04-04-2007 12:01PM

Refreshment

potty pete · 04-04-2007 12:06PM

Tha Gopher wrote:

Water is water tbh, if it isnt dirty its good enough. Drink about 7 litres of tap per day myself

Bang on, Goph. Water is fookin water. And I can't say I could note any difference between volvic or evian or whatever bottled water.

potty pete · 04-04-2007 12:08PM

MarkR wrote:

At home, tap. At work, water from aldi or lidl.

Ruu - Thought you were in the states?

Oh, and who thinks we should just bite the bullet and rename "After Hours" to "Something has popped into my head and I must tell / ask the world"

I could go with that renaming. How about 'Random witterings'?

looksee · 04-04-2007 12:11PM

I usually drink bottled water in pubs because I'm driving but I get annoyed when I ask for Ballygowan and they serve whatever they happen to have. The worst offender is the Grand in Tramore where they serve their own brand water in bottles with a fancy name - tastes very like the local tap to me. They only caught me once though!

Raskolnikov · 04-04-2007 12:13PM

http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/bw/appa.asp

Volvic water was found to have an Arsenic content that exceeds EU levels.

galah · 04-04-2007 12:45PM

Dunnes or Tesco value water (33 cents for 2 liters) does the job...

Gran Hermano · 04-04-2007 12:49PM

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/03/29/ap3562182.html

Looks like bottled water is no longer the flavour of teh month in
the US... cant believe it but looks like the septics have done something
right for once.

"Bye-bye bottled water. Hello eau de tap. A new trend is in the pipeline, with some upscale restaurants ditching packaged H2O in the name of conservation.

The bottled water backlash, which recently spread to the venerable Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, is spurred by environmental concerns over the energy used in transportation as well as the disposal of all those containers."

MikeHoncho · 04-04-2007 12:59PM

If you ever see it grab a bottle of Issabelle water. You will only get it in some places but I have to say it is the most refreshing H2O I have ever had.

ODS · 04-04-2007 01:55PM

Gran Hermano wrote:

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/03/29/ap3562182.htmlcant believe it but looks like the septics have done something right for once.

You beat me to it re the environmental point. Not that that stops me nonetheless getting up on the ol' high horse and banging on about the Irish importing water being as daft as Iceland importing ice, arabs buying sand etc - vittel, volvic, or aldi/ lidl brands all equal offenders in my book... But for the really stupid conscience-free consumer, try norwegian "Voss" available at €9 per 250ml in the Ice bar beside RDS and also off Baggot St, D2.

Obviously none of the above criticisms are applicable to our Galwegian friend - but imo he/ she should keep all bills/ receipts and direct them to "Minister for the Environment" Dick Roche, who was made aware of the problems re Corrib pollution long ago :mad: (see RTE interview from 8:50 this morning).

galah · 04-04-2007 02:33PM

good point - I'll keep the receipts, and will send them in - nothing to lose!!!

Tar.Aldarion · 04-04-2007 05:11PM

Riverrock.

Jello · 04-04-2007 05:20PM

Volvic, Evian or Ballygowan.
Though I try to stick to the tap.

Agent Smith · 04-04-2007 06:11PM

Ruu wrote:

I don't buy bottled water, it is a waste of money. It is fine from the tap. It is just water!

ed: If I had to buy some, probably Tesco or Dunnes.

dunnes branched out to america? lol

i'm a tap water men myself, altho in the new fitness reqiem i usually drink 3-5 lts of the stuff a day

if i had to i'd get that italian water that tesco sell, its about 1:20 a bottle but its beautiful

Ruu_Old · 04-04-2007 06:14PM

Tis that good I have it specially shipped!:eek: ( ok, ok I drink Walmart Great Value brand, hope ye're happy! ;_; )

Malteaser! · 04-04-2007 06:16PM

i'd have tap water when i'm at home and try to get |Evian or Volvic when i'm out..

jum4 · 04-04-2007 06:19PM

spa

Corruptedmorals · 04-04-2007 06:22PM

Volvic.

Evian ruins kettles. o_0

phantom_lord · 04-04-2007 06:23PM

riverrock

Time Magazine · 04-04-2007 06:26PM

If I'm buying a 500ml bottle in the shop, Volvic FTW.

If it's for general home consumption (we use filtered tap water), then get yer bulky Tesco stuff.

Tar.Aldarion · 04-04-2007 06:30PM

phantom_lord wrote:

riverrock

Seems us degenerate gamblers share love of riverrock.

ethernet · 04-04-2007 08:35PM

Volvic is my favourite then Dún Carraig. Not gone on Riverock at all.

K-9 · 05-04-2007 01:44AM

ODS wrote:

You beat me to it re the environmental point. Not that that stops me nonetheless getting up on the ol' high horse and banging on about the Irish importing water being as daft as Iceland importing ice, arabs buying sand etc - vittel, volvic, or aldi/ lidl brands all equal offenders in my book... But for the really stupid conscience-free consumer, try norwegian "Voss" available at €9 per 250ml in the Ice bar beside RDS and also off Baggot St, D2.

Obviously none of the above criticisms are applicable to our Galwegian friend - but imo he/ she should keep all bills/ receipts and direct them to "Minister for the Environment" Dick Roche, who was made aware of the problems re Corrib pollution long ago :mad: (see RTE interview from 8:50 this morning).

Actually the Govt. awarded the money 5 years ago. It's been an issue with the Council for the last 2. The current Lord Mayor is A Green Councillor so everybody is to blame.

Anyway back on topic,

Tipperary, Kerry Spring and Tyrone Spring, Ballygowan nice too.

monkeyfudge · 05-04-2007 02:00AM

I can't believe anyone would say RiverRock... all you can taste off it is a strong hint of the plastic bottle it comes in.

I have a water filter at home and a cooler in the office.... so I rarely buy any brands... I think the local shop does some manner of Kerry water though that I've been known to purchase.

ScumLord · 05-04-2007 10:18AM

If I'm buying something for the car it's usually Galway bottled water. I don't care about brand the only reason I choose Galway water is to support local business.

Other than that I just get the purified tap water from the dispenser at eurospar €1.20 for 5 litres. I wonder are those machines good enough to kill off whatever was in the Galway water?

ixoy · 05-04-2007 10:24AM

Sierra Springs

Thomas_S_Hunterson · 05-04-2007 10:29AM

Voss: Refreshingly Expensive

impr0v · 05-04-2007 10:52AM

Jocksy wrote:

Not quite true. If you drink 8 litres of it in the space of an hour you could die.

rofl, brilliant.

bottled water brand allegiance is predominantly the triumph of marketing over common sense. Apart from almost insignificant differences in mineral content, and as has been said in this thread a number of times, water is water.

In a blind taste test I would be extremely surprised if anyone could consistently tell the difference between any of the brands stated here. Tap water is an obvious exception due to the addition of fluoride and other substances during treatment.

Ciaran500 · 05-04-2007 10:59AM

impr0v wrote:

In a blind taste test I would be extremely surprised if anyone could consistently tell the difference between any of the brands stated here. Tap water is an obvious exception due to the addition of fluoride and other substances during treatment.

While I buy very little bottled water and just go for the cheapest when I'm out I can definitely notice a difference between the brands.

flo8s967qjh0nd · 05-04-2007 11:13AM

With the notable exception of the case in Galway, people who pay for bottled water in this country would really want to cop themselves on.
We have more fresh water falling from the skies than we know what to do with. It is, in the vast majority of cases completely safe and healthy.

Some forms of bottled water are actually more expensive than petrol now!! The water companies seem to have done a fantastic job in convincing us that there is something wrong with tap water, when there is not.

People who buy bottled water seem to think they're going for a pure, unadulterated option...despite the fact that it's bottled in a plastic container that will languish in landfill for hundreds of years.

There are developing nations that would die for the water we have in this country- its practically free and delivered straight to our door. The madness of bottled water is one of the most ridiculous things about this country.

Whats The Best Bottled Water To Drink In Ireland

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