Call to fast-track €25m upgrade to water network

THE Government must fast-track a €25 million upgrade to Cork city’s water network.

City councillors made the call after it emerged that thousands of homes on the northside remain vulnerable to water disruption and restrictions because of capacity issues at the city’s ageing Lee Road water treatment plant.

City manager Tim Lucey told councillors that during the big freeze, demand for water increased 50% as the thaw set in and pipes began to burst.