Uisce Éireann receives over 1,600 calls about discoloured water in Cork City 

The utility says it has been carrying out increased sampling of customers taps throughout the Cork network and at the Lee Road Water Treatment Plant

Protest at Uisce Éireann's offices on Eglinton Street, Cork last month to highlight the ongoing difficulties members of the public are having with poor water quality. Picture: Larry Cummins

Uisce Éireann says its water quality taskforce is “progressing plans” to address water discolouration issues which have plagued homes and businesses across parts Cork City in recent months.

Since the commissioning of the new €40m water treatment plant on the Lee Road in July 2022, hundreds of homes and businesses Cork have reported persistent discolouration of their water supply.