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LAST UPDATE | 26 Oct 2024
UISCE ÉIREANN HAS completed its work repairing a water main supplying parts of North Dublin this afternoon with water supply returning to normal for residents of the affected areas.
The repairs were carried out by specialist crews who worked throughout the night and this morning to fix the water main supplying the residents and businesses of Swords, Santry, Malahide, Portmarnock, Kinsealy, Lissenhall, Donabate, Portrane, Clarehall, Malahide Road, Donaghmede, and surrounding areas.
As the network refills and pressures return throughout the day customers may experience discolouration to their supply, Uisce Éireann warned.
Customers on higher ground or at the end of the network may experience disruption or an intermittent supply for the remainder of the day.
Customers in parts of Santry, Baskin, and Forest Little will see their supplies return to normal as the day progresses.
For more information, please customers can visit the website here.
Stephen Burke of Uisce Éireann thanked customers for their understanding while these critical repair works were underway.
“These works are now completed, and the water pressures throughout the network are returning to normal. Some people may experience discoloured water and we would ask these people to run their taps for up to 20 minutes until the water runs clear.
“We would like to thank everyone for their patience during the duration of these works. While the works successfully resolved the large leak and water is returning, we will need to do further works on the pipe in the future.
The repairs are on the trunk main supplying water to Swords, Santry, Malahide, Portmarnock, Kinsealy, Lissenhall, Donabate, Portrane, Clarehall, Malahide Road, and Donaghmede.
The following areas earlier saw water outages continue, according to the company: Coachmans, Royal Oak and the Airways industrial estate in Santry, Baskin in Kinsealy, and Forest Little in Swords.
Customers in Malahide and Portmarnock were also expected to experience water interruptions as the reservoir levels recovered.
Alternate water supplies for affected customers will remain in place at:
Customers are reminded to use their own containers when taking water from the tanker and, as a precaution, boil the water before drinking.
As per best practice, most homes and businesses will have on-site water storage to provide a backup source of water for sanitation purposes. Uisce Éireann advises customers to familiarise themselves with their storage capacity.
Uisce Éireann said that it is committed to keeping customers informed across multiple platforms 24/7 and has encouraged customers to engage with it through our website, X channels @IWCare and @IrishWater, on Facebook and LinkedIn and through the customer care helpline which is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278.
Uisce Éireann has launched a free text service, providing real-time updates for local issues. Customers can sign up with their Eircode and mobile number at www.water.ie.
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Amazing that in only a short amount 9f time, the Journal has become more partisan tha RTÉ in their steadfast support of the establishment, including Labour.
@Brian D’Arcy: What leads you to this conclusion?
@Brendan O’Brien: have a day off, your foolishness is tiresome
@Jockey Jim: Perhaps you should give all your accounts a day off. Or a year.
@Brian D’Arcy: The article Parenting by Margaret Lynch is antiestablishment. Will that keep you happy.
Watch out for the yellow water?
Register your Phone Number and Eircode….oh look…there’s a flying pig…
Theres 6 separate stories about car accidents on the last 24 hours on this platform.. unfortunately it’s a regrettable and very sad incident for all involved .. but is a supposedly national news page like this the appropriate place for these everyday events ?
@frank dowling: probably is.
@frank dowling: Dunno Frank where you suggest news get reported?
@frank dowling: it’s because they are “everyday events” that they need to be reported on .
Do you understand or do I need to take you by the hand on this one??
@frank dowling: In short, absolutely yes.
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@sean weir: please tell me where we can stop with this .. Sadbh wore a lovely bow in her hair to her communion .. Peader ran the tractor into the ditch on his way home from the mart .. .. You are obviously unaware of the difference between “community” news and national news .. do try catch up ..
Why no comment allowed on the latest from the SF scandal
@John F doe:
Sinn Fein might sue to shut up the juros asking diffucult questions
@John F doe: It would be considered pro establishment if comments were allowed.
SF scandal yet again
@John F doe: SF are toxic, I just want to vote for them
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