Cork homes hit with brown tap water again — anger grows as trust in Uisce Éireann wanes

The brown water coming through the taps in homes on Cork’s northside in recent days was a sharp reminder that the issue with the city’s water supply has not gone away.

The discolouration that greeted Tom Coleman on two different days may not have been a familiar sight in his home, but it has been common in many areas of Cork City for a number of years.

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