Irish Water asked for schools to reduce or turn off their water supplies during the drought
Documents show that Irish Water made the request for when schools broke for the summer holidays.
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Documents show that Irish Water made the request for when schools broke for the summer holidays.
Supply to some customers may reduce to a trickle during the restricted period.
In all, 39 water supplies around the country are under night-time water restrictions.
Irish Water has asked the public to conserve water where possible during the hot weather.
Overnight restrictions have been put in place in some areas of Longford.
Irish Water said it would be asking residents to conserve water for the “foreseeable future”.
Around 12,750 homes around the country remain without water supply in the aftermath of Storm Emma.
Over 16,000 homes outside Dublin are still without water.
Starting tonight, water restrictions will be imposed on Inis Oirr from 11pm to 7am on a daily basis.
However water pressure will remain low in the evenings over the coming weeks.
Dublin City Engineer Michael Phillips said climate change could have been one of the reasons behind the problem at the water treatment plant.
Councillors heard from the City Engineer at a meeting tonight, the first since restrictions were imposed last week.
Dublin City Council say production has improved but restrictions will remain in place until at least Thursday.
The water shortage is not believed to have affected emergency services last night on what is usually one of the busiest nights of the year for call-outs.
The minister said the problem is one engineers have never experienced before.
People in Dublin have been warned that their water may look brown, orange or yellow when the supply is switched back on in the morning.
The fire brigade has two large water tankers that will be available if there is a shortage but this may not be sufficient in the case of a large fire.
Dublin City Council says it expects to return to a full regular water supply from tomorrow, with low pressure until next week.
Restrictions will be in place from 9pm to 7am or 9am both tonight and tomorrow and will mean water pressure will be reduced at these times.
Restrictions will be in place from 10pm to 7am or 9am every night from tonight until next Tuesday and will mean water pressure will be reduced at these times.
Residents of Clonmel have been issued with a boil notice, while certain restrictions are still in place across Dublin as well.
Testing is still being carried out on the water which was contaminated with oil last week.
Water tankers are in place in west Limerick after a volume of oil entered the river Deel on Thursday night.
Householders and businesses across the entire Dublin region are being asked to conserve water and prepare for possible shortages to avoid the first summer restrictions since 1997 being imposed.
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Water restrictions could hamper New Year’s Eve trade for pubs and restaurants.
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