Uisce Éireann working to restore water supply to Cork City homes 

Those affected have been asked by Uisce Éireann to use use their own containers when taking water from tankers and to boil water before consumption as a precautionary measure. File picture

Emergency service crews are working to restore water supply to homes and businesses in Cork City this Sunday evening following a major burst to a water main.

Uisce Éireann has dispatched expert service crews to fix the outage currently impacting homes in Mayfield, Corrib Lawn, Ballinderry park, Shannon Lawn, Lagan Grove, Liffey Park, Glencree Crescent, Gweedore Avenue, Boyne Crescent, and surrounding areas.

Uisce Éireann expects repair works to be completed by 1pm on Monday.

In the meantime, alternative water supplies will become available by 7pm this evening in the form of bulk tankers. 

These can be accessed at at the Dunnes Stores car park in Ballyvolane.

Those affected have been asked by Uisce Éireann to use use their own containers when taking water from tankers and to boil water before consumption as a precautionary measure.

“We understand the inconvenience of this outage and we would like to assure customers that we are doing everything we can to restore the water supply as quickly as possible,” James Goulding, operations manager for Uisce Éireann in Cork City said.

Crews have been mobilised, and repair works are expected to complete tomorrow afternoon.

Updates are available on water.ie 

As water returns tomorrow, customers may experience some short-term discolouration. 

In this event, running the cold kitchen tap for several minutes will usually restore the water to a clear colour.

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