Water restrictions and outages could continue into autumn

Households across the country are facing water restrictions and outages as the ongoing heatwave continues to put the water network under extreme pressure.

Water restrictions and outages could continue into autumn

Irish Water has urged the public to conserve water and has warned that the restrictions could be long term if dry conditions persist into the autumn.

It has also raised the possibility of taking legal action such as enforcing hose pipe bans, if necessary, to preserve the supply.

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