Water outage for 4 residential areas in Newbridge this morning

By Kim O'Leary

Four residential areas in Newbridge are without water this morning as a major water main has burst, with the outage expected to last until the afternoon.

The waterworks crew will be carrying out emergency repairs on a burst water main in Pairc Mhuire, Newbridge, in order to carry out the repairs the water supply to Pairc Mhuire, Dara Park, Highfield and Piercetown will be disrupted from approximately 9.30 am this morning.

Kildare County Council has said that due to the nature of the burst and the repairs required the supply will be disrupted until early afternoon.

Last week Dara Park in Newbridge experienced flooding due to heavy rainfall in the area, despite the completion of a €300,000 flood alleviation scheme in the area over the last 12 months.