Uisce Éireann begins fresh round of pipe flushing in Cork City

 The flushing is part of the utility’s ongoing efforts to improve water quality being supplied to homes and business across the city, which began last year after months of sustained reports about discoloured and dirty brown water. Picture: David Creedon

Uisce Éireann has begun another round of targeted pipe flushing in Cork City, as a four-week hosepipe ban kicks in across the county.

The flushing is part of the utility’s ongoing efforts to improve water quality being supplied to homes and business across the city, which began last year after months of sustained reports about discoloured and dirty brown water.