There is a burst pipe serving the Staleen Water Treatment Plant.

A man in remission from a rare form of cancer is among the thousands of people affected by the water outage in Louth and Meath.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has apologised to the tens of thousands of homeowners affected by the water stoppage in Meath and Louth.

The natural gas pipeline which is being brought from Foynes in Co Limerick to Listowel in Co Kerry should be extended to Tralee, a councillor has said.