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AROUND 16,000 PEOPLE were subject to water restrictions overnight, according to Uisce Éireann.
Low reservoir levels, as well as bursts and leaks, have driven down water supply in some parts of the country in the wake of the cold weather last week.
As a result, Uisce Éireann is implementing overnight water restrictions in certain parts of the country where the supply is particularly low in order to enable access during the daytime.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio One’s Morning Ireland, Uisce Éireann head of operations Margaret Attridge said that water stored in homes’ attic tanks should hopefully help people in affected areas still have some water during the nights but that the restrictions could continue for much of this week.
“While we have been busy repairing leaks, the increased demand is draining down some of our reservoirs,” Attridge said.
“We have had to put in place some nighttime restrictions. This has impacted overnight on around 16,000 people, mostly across northern parts of the country – Galway, Roscommon, south Leitrim, Meath – but down into Kerry and Kilkenny also,” she said.
In the Greater Dublin Area, the demand hit record levels over the weekend of 646 million litres a day. “That’s higher than our water treatment plants have ever produced,” Attridge said.
There has also been a high number of reports of leaks after Uisce Éireann appealed for members of the public to bring any issues on the network to its attention.
“Our crews and contractors have been busy repairing leaks over the weekend and the public are also playing their part. In the last four days, we had 195 leaks reported in from the public. That’s more than we had in the whole of November,” Attridge said.
Most of the households that had their water supply interrupted last week have since seen it restored as power outages that affected water access were resolved.
However, the problems now are down to the bursts and leaks and low reservoir levels.
Any outages that occur during the day should be of a “short duration”, according to Attridge.
“If people want information on outages they can look up information on their own area on the Irish Water website or they can register for our text alert system on our website also, and we will be proactive in providing them updates,” Attridge said.
“We would ask people to continue to conserve water. It’s really, really important that we protect what levels we have in our storage reservoirs and to check their own properties for leaks also and have them repaired,” she said.
“It depends on the the recovery and how much we can do to protect our storage reservoirs but some of the night-time restrictions will be in place most evenings throughout the week,” she said, but added: “The more we all work together on this, the quicker the recovery recovery will be.”
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It’s the…(British) Open! What’s next – Wembley hosting the All Ireland hurling final next year! Leave some things well alone!
@Barry Murphy: No, its just The Open.. here it is from the horses mouth https://www.theopen.com/latest/why-it-is-the-open-not-the-british-open
@Brian: Fair enough!
@Barry Murphy: Wembley hosts American football. Wembley’s not in America, is it?
Imagine willingly going to Dublin.
@Daniel Skelton: Happily
Its a British competition, no to it been held! Enough of this west brits trying tochange pur identity.
@David Byrne: Oh grow up will you, while we obviously have our own cultural identities, we slavishly follow British sports, media, music culture etc., so trying to pretend that we are completely unique in this little country of ours, is flogging a dead horse. I think it would be amazing to get the Open here, but yes I do realise that there are saddos out there like David who would oppose it on xenophobic grounds.
@David Byrne: then why is it in NI this year?
Yet wouldn’t entertain world rally stage. Typical.
@tiobraiddroicead: no one cares about that nonsense
They might as well just sponsor it,great lads to throw away taxpayer money
@Jb Walshe: I am sure lots if golf enthusiasts would come to Dublin. Government would more than get the investment back not to mention all the publicity. Besides plenty Irish Universities and government bodies sponsor sporting events and all our athletes in Paris are on Sports Ireland grants
@Peter Byrne: we have many sporting events Peter,including the Irish Open
@Jb Walshe: The Irish Open is not a major and cannot be compared with The Open.
The hotels be rubbing their hands at the prospect of this becoming a reality.
If the poor immigrants feel put upon maybe they could try they’re luck in a more friendly country I could make a list but it might take me a week or 2
@Paul: is that cause you’re slow?
Their. They’re. There.
@Alan OConnor: Dare, dare!
Portmarnock ?? You know the old saying …..
If Waterville, Ballybunion and Lahinch were on the east coast, you would never hear of Portmarnock !!!
@Lulu: just location, infrastructure etc, and we’ll plenty of hotels. Near airport.. lahinch would be brilliant, but not suitable for this size of crowd. U need space between fairways etc for stands
I would be surprised if it happened, what’s in it for the British? Why would they allow the biggest cash generator in their golfing calendar go abroad. It’s not like the tickets aren’t being sold.
Had a tour de France once. Geography should be a school subject.
Why is there some much xenophobia it’s.. the open..a cold competition. We are not giving up sovereignty and rejoining the UK.. get real.
Eamon Dunphy wanted to bring Wimbledon FC to Dublin. Let’s get over the Ryder Cup in limerick first before the Patriots get their stained shorts in a knot.
Unless they are immigrants there will no where to stay
Yes it’s a good idea. And ask RTE to film the whole lot for an extra bonus.
If RTE get broadcasting rights, they might need another Billion Euro bailout, Catherine Martin in on this as well, omg another sh#tshow guaranteed so.
FG are playing a blinder
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