Water supply disruption affects 10,000 homes

Ten thousand homes were affected by major disruption to the water supply on the northside of Cork City yesterday which forced the closure of at least one school.

Irish Water blamed a faulty valve for the service disruption which affected the Mayfield and Montenotte areas most.

A spokesperson for the company said they became aware of the issue via text message to Cork County Council at 5am that there was an issue with water supply.