Irish Water first fix scheme finds nearly 76,000 leaks

More than 1,500 householders across Cork have benefitted from Irish Water’s ‘first fix’ leak repair scheme.

While 965 people had to pay for repairs themselves because the leak was at their home, 595 had leaks fixed for free because they were found in the pipes leading to the house.

The Irish Water-completed repairs showed that it resulted in a saving of 4.1m litres of water a day, compared to those completed by customers which saved 1.7m litres.