ALERT: Huge area of Tipperary impacted by 'complex' and significant burst near railway line

Uisce Éireann has identified a significant burst in the Emly area and is working with Tipperary County Council to restore water as quickly as possible to impacted customers. 

The repairs are complex due to the location of the burst, which is adjacent to a main railway line, and may take a number of days to complete.

Every effort is being made to reduce the impact on homes and businesses and restore normal water supply as quickly as possible. 

Crews have reconfigured parts of the network to maintain customers’ supplies where possible and tankering of water to the network from another scheme will get underway tomorrow to reduce the impact on customers.

Whilst every effort is being made to maintain supply to as many customers as possible, those in the following areas particularly at higher elevations may be impacted by reduced water pressure and/or water outages until works are completed: Emly, Knocklong Road, Hospital Road, Duncummin, Rodus, Glenbane and surrounding areas in County Tipperary.

Operations Lead for Uisce Éireann, Colin Cunningham, said: “Uisce Éireann understands the inconvenience when an unplanned outage occurs, and we would like to thank impacted customers for their patience while we work to complete the repairs and restore normal supply as quickly as possible. 

“We are appealing to customers in Emly and the entire Galtee Regional scheme to help conserve water by not running taps needlessly, taking showers instead of baths and to postpone using dishwashers and washing machines, where possible, until repairs are completed. Any reduction in usage will help in returning the supply to all customers in Emly. Further information on water conservation is available on our website at www.water.ie/conserve.” 

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