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Uisce Éireann

Uisce Éireann completes works on mains in North Dublin, customers warned of discoloured water

As the network refills and pressures return throughout the day customers may experience discolouration to their supply, Uisce Éireann warned.

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.

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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:

  • Seaview Park, Portrane
  • Island View, Malahide
  • St. Finian’s Catholic Church, Swords South
  • St. Colmcille’s GAA Club, Swords North
  • Portmarnock Sports and Leisure Club
  • Santry Park

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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    Jul 26th 2024, 10:09 AM

    There is no point to a PQ. Deputy Catherine Murphy (Scoial Democrats) asked a question on my behalf of the Minister for Social Protection. The answer was false and a total fabrication. I need the information for an upcoming WRC case and I now cannot access the information. The Minister misled the Dail and there is nothing anyone can or will do about it.
    I reported it to the Protected Disclosure Commisssioner, who handed the investigation to the Department of Social Protection, which provided the false answer in the first place.
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    Jul 26th 2024, 10:38 AM

    Surprise surprise the majority of Murphy’s questions were about gender recognition. I’m sure his constitents are delighted this is how he spends his time in the Dáil.The man is a fool,

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    Jul 26th 2024, 10:49 AM

    @Maria Doyle: 47 questions out of 708 is not a majority.

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    Jul 26th 2024, 11:10 AM

    @Maria Doyle: you obviously don’t watch leaders questions.

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    Jul 26th 2024, 2:00 PM

    @Maria Doyle: The man who won a case against SIPO for it’s investigation, or lack thereof, into Varadkar and Varadkar steps down as Taoiseach not long after, pretty effective if you ask me, more than one way to skin a cat as the saying goes. A thorn in the side of the establishment.

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    Jul 26th 2024, 12:29 PM

    I’d never ask a question there. All you’d get in reply would be blather, hot air and lies!

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    Jul 27th 2024, 1:42 AM

    Its nit picking but we don’t have a prime minister so no prime minister Questianss. We have a taoiseach so it should be Taoiseachs Questions.

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