6,500km of piping at risk of bursting

Irish Water has warned that some 6,500km of piping in the country’s network is at risk of bursting in a similar fashion to the disruption that has left tens of thousands of homes in Louth and Meath without water for almost a week now.

The utility company said the length of piping at risk amounts to some 10% of the entire network.

Sean Laffey, head of asset management at Irish Water, said there is about 63,000km of water mains in the country.