Pullough water should return later this afternoon

Irish Water working in partnership with Offaly County Council has located the underground leak in Pullough that is causing disruption to supply for customers in Pullough and surrounding areas of Heathfield, The Back Road, The Canal Line, Derryneavy and Turraun.

Dedicated water service crews are on site and repairs are expected to be completed in the early afternoon today (Thursday). Following the successful repair of the leak it typically takes two to three hours after this to restore normal supply to all customers affected by an unplanned outage as water refills the network.

To ensure the safety of the public and crews carrying out the repairs to the leak, traffic management will be in place and will be clearly signposted.

John Gavin, Irish Water, said, “Repairs are being conducted as quickly and efficiently as possible to minimise disruption to the area and restore water for all customers. We understand the inconvenience unplanned outages can have on customers and we appreciate your patience as we work to return the water supply to homes and businesses as quickly as possible.”

Alternative water supplies will continue to be in place at the following locations;

At the Church

At the shop

People are reminded to use their own containers when taking water from the tankers and to boil and cool the water before consumption as a precautionary measure. People should follow HSE and government COVID-19 advice in relation to social distancing when collecting water from tankers.

The Irish Water team is available to help 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and people can also contact us on Twitter @IWCare with any queries. For further updates please see the Irish Water website www.water.ie