Emergency repairs taking place on burst watermain in Knockmore

IRISH Water have advised customers in Knockmore that a burst watermain will have an impact on their water supply today.

Commenting, Ger Greally, asset operations lead for Irish Water, explained: “This watermain burst overnight and resulted in the Knockmore reservoir being drained down.

“Areas affected include Cloghans, Rathbaun, Tonybaun, Corraveggaun, Ballynahagish, Corroy, Cloonturk and outlying areas of Ballina on the Knockmore Road.

“A crew is carrying out emergency repairs as quickly and safely as possible and traffic management will be in place while these essential works are underway.

“It is likely water supply will be off until 4 p.m. today but it may take 2-3 hours for normal supply to return.

“Irish Water understands the inconvenience to customers when their water supply is affected and we would like to thank the public for their patience and cooperation while this unplanned outage is attended to.”

Irish Water’s customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1850 278 278 and customers can also contact us on Twitter @IWCare with any queries. For updates please visit the Water Supply Updates section of the Irish Water website.