'Significant progress' made in restoring water after storm

Customers supplied by Ballyhaise, Ballyjamesduff and Ballinagh Public Water Supplies will see their supply return in the coming hours.

Uisce Éireann has made significant progress in recent days restoring water supply to customers in Cavan.

Following the impact of Storm Éowyn, eight of the county’s water treatment plants were impacted by power outages across the county.

Uisce Éireann’s Operations Lead, Peter Gallagher has said, “This has been an extremely busy period for our engineers, supervisors, caretakers, and repair crews who have been working hard to restore water for our customers and I want to acknowledge those efforts."

Their efforts have led to all water treatment plants resuming normal operations. Customers supplied by Ballyhaise, Ballyjamesduff and Ballinagh Public Water Supplies will see their supply return in the coming hours if not already as the water network refills.

The Belturbet supply is presently under a Boil Water Notice.

"Uisce Éireann would like to apologise to customers who were without water for a number of days and would like to thank the public for their continued patience during this challenging time,” saidfd Mr Gallagher.

Uisce Éireann’s Customer Care Team is available to help 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also contact us on X @IWCare with any queries.

Uisce Éireann has also launched a free text service, providing real-time updates for local issues. Customers can sign up with their Eircode and mobile number at www.water.ie.

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