Crews are on-site in the Douglas area of Cork City this morning repairing a burst water main.
Irish Water and Cork City Council are working to restore the water supply to more than 6,000 homes and businesses as quickly as possible.
The areas affected include Calderwood, Pinecroft, Grange, Frankfield, Ballycurean, Forgehill, Lenaghnamore, Marrayborough Hill, Mount Oval, Garryduff and parts of Coachill, Donnybrook, Passage West and surrounding areas.
Customers can expect to experience water outages until 6 pm this evening.
Typically, it takes two to three hours following repairs for normal supply to be restored to all customers affected by an unplanned outage.
Speaking about the repair works Oliver Harney, Irish Water said: “The repairs are being conducted as quickly and efficiently as possible to minimise the disruption to the community and restore water to all customers in the Douglas area.”
We understand the inconvenience unplanned outages can have on customers and we appreciate your patience as we work to repair the burst and return the water supply to homes and businesses.”
Vulnerable customers who have registered with Irish Water receive direct communications from the authority for planned and unplanned outages lasting more than four hours.