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5,000 homes left without water after city’s pipes burst

THOUSANDS of homes in Cork city’s northside were left without water following severe water disruption caused by broken pipes.

Sat, 10 Jun, 2006 - 01:00

Eoin English

Emergency crews were forced to ferry water to both Marymount Hospice and Cheshire Home.

Bottled water was distributed to cancer patients at the hospice after two of the city’s biggest mains burst.

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