Water tankers deployed amid efforts to repair pipe

WATER tankers had to be deployed in parts of Cork’s western suburbs as work continued on repairing a ruptured trunk main which connects the city with the Inniscarra dam.

The main broke at Innishmore, Ballincollig, on Sunday evening, with the loss of 18 million gallons of water.

As a result, up to 20,000 homes were left without water and electricity.