Boil water notice for 15,000 people in Cork over Christmas

Uisce Éireann said the boil water notice introduced in the Whitegate public water supply on October 18, 2023, remains in place

Some 10,000 customers in East Cork have been under a boil water notice for over a year.

Almost 15,000 people in Cork will have a boil water notice in place for Christmas, Uisce Éireann has said.

In separate updates on Friday, the utility said the boil water notice introduced in the Whitegate public water supply on October 18, 2023, remains in place while work continues on a €22m upgrade to the local treatment plant.