Uisce Éireann lift night-time water restrictions in West Cork 

In a statement, Uisce Éireann said the restrictions have been lifted with immediate effect, and that its water services crews have also completed repair works to burst watermains in the Bantry and Kealkill areas. File picture:

Night-time water restrictions which were introduced in parts of West Cork at the weekend have been lifted.

The overnight restrictions were introduced in and around the Bantry and Kealkil areas on Saturday night, and ran from 10pm to 6am for three nights, to maintain daytime supplies and to allow local reservoir levels to recharge.

In a statement, Uisce Éireann said the restrictions have been lifted with immediate effect, and that its water services crews have also completed repair works to burst watermains in the Bantry and Kealkill areas.

It also encouraged people to continue to conserve water.

“We acknowledge that customers in these areas may have experienced reduced pressure and/or outages and regret any inconvenience to the community, while reservoir levels worked to recover,” a spokesperson said.

“Uisce Éireann wants to thank customers in impacted areas for their patience, while these restrictions were ongoing. Even though the restrictions have been lifted, we can all continue to play our part in conserving water.

“It is important that we all consider our water usage and conserve water. We continue to encourage the public to report any visible leaks on the public network.” 

• The Uisce Éireann customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also contact the utility which is @IWCare on X, formerly Twitter, with any queries.