Disruption to Malahide water supply expected as essential works to begin

Essential works on water mains are scheduled to take place in the Malahide area by Irish Water and  Fingal County Council on Thursday, August 26.

These are works that were previously scheduled to take place on Tuesday 24 August and Wednesday 25 August between 11:00am and 3:00pm daily.

They will now be delivered on Thursday 26 August between 11:00am and 3:00pm.

During this time customers in Wyngate, Church Road and surrounding areas will experience water outages and/or lower than normal water pressure.

“Irish Water is encouraging customers to conserve water while these essential works are underway,” the statement from the company said.

“There are ways to conserve water that will not impact on hygiene or handwashing.

“Simple water conservation efforts can have a big impact on reducing demand on the supply such as not running taps needlessly, taking showers instead of baths and to postpone using dishwashers and washing machines where possible.

“There are lots more tips on how to conserve water in your home on our website at https://www.water.ie/conservation/.”

When works are complete it will take up to 3 hours for normal water supply to return to all customers as water refills the network but it is important to continue to follow the HSE guidance on hand-washing.

Speaking about the works, Dave Murphy, Irish Water said: “We understand that this type of work can be inconvenient and working in partnership with Fingal County Council we will make every effort to minimise any disruption that these necessary works may cause.

“The delivery of these works is essential to safeguard the water supply to homes and businesses in Malahide and surrounding areas ensuring a safer more sustainable water supply into the future.”

The latest updates on these works will be available on the supply and service section of the website at www.water.ie.

The Irish Water customer care helpline is open 24/7 and customers can call on 1800 278 278 or contact them online on Twitter @IWCare with any queries.