LIVE: Crews working to restore water supply to 5,000 homes and properties in Tipperary

Uisce Éireann crews are working to restore normal water supply to 5,000 homes and businesses in Tipperary Town following an interruption at the town’s Cordangan Water Treatment Plant.

The company have said that expert water service crews were dispatched and are working to restore operations at the plant as quickly as possible. Works are scheduled to take place until 5pm this evening.

Alternative water supplies have been made available at St Michaels A.F.C and Tipperary Town Graveyard.

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Customers are reminded to bring their own containers when drawing water from the tanker, and to boil the water before use as a precautionary measure.

Uisce Éireann’s Pierce Faherty said: “We would like to thank the local community for their patience and support while these challenging and complex repairs continue. We understand the inconvenience caused by an unplanned interruption to the water supply, and our crews are working hard on site to restore normal service as quickly and as safely as possible.”

Following completion of works, we recommend that you allow 3-4 hours after the estimated restoration time for your supply to fully return.

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Vulnerable customers who have registered with Uisce Éireann receive direct communications from the compnay for planned and unplanned outages lasting more than four hours.

Uisce Éireann also provides detailed, real-time, and local information about water service and supply issues on www.water.ie