Latest: Engineers fix burst water pipe in Cork city, full water supply expected to return this evening

Latest: Cork City Council have said that the burst mains that caused water outages across Cork city has been repaired.

Update 5.39pm: Cork City Council have said that the burst mains that caused water outages across Cork city has been repaired.

Engineers are working on filling in the excavation around the pipe, and they expect that the normal water service will return at around 6pm this evening.