Residents negotiate water meter removal but ‘war’ will go on

Residents who negotiated the removal of water meters from their estate have hailed a small victory in their battle with Irish Water but warned the war is far from over.

Irish Water was forced to backtrack on denials yesterday and admit it removed five meters from Ashbrook Heights in Togher, Cork, the centre of a month-long water meter blockade.

The company said the removal was temporary and meters would be installed.