Water
Many Dublin homes without supplies
Sat 7th Aug
Dublin City Council engineers have been working overnight to repair a burst water pipeline, which has affected water supply in many parts of the city.
The council has said that if the repair work is successful, it expects water levels to begin returning to normal this afternoon.
The emergency repair works were carried out after a major water pipeline burst at Marrowbone Lane yesterday afternoon.
The water main, which services the north city centre, parts of the south city and some suburban areas, had to be shut down completely to allow the repair work to begin.
As a result, thousands of homes experienced low water pressure and loss of supply last night.
The areas affected by the leak include Fairview, Clontarf, Killester, Raheny, Artane, Whitehall, Ballymun, Glasnevin, Drumcondra, Inchicore and around Leeson Street in the city centre.
Dublin City Council said work was ongoing to supply water to the areas affected by using alternative supplies.
The council is still trying to establish the cause of the leak.
It said: 'As a result of using alternative routes to maintain supplies, many areas may be experiencing discoloured water, this is only a temporary problem and will clear as the situation returns to normal later today.
'We would urge consumers to reduce their water demand as much as possible as this will help to maintain water pressures and supply to the affected areas.'
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