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Uisce Éireann crews have located and isolated a burst water main which is affecting supply to homes and businesses in Castlebar. Uisce Éireann customers in the Moneen, Breaffy Road and Breaffy Village areas of the town may be experiencing some intermittent outages or other supply disruptions as a consequence of this burst.
The network is being backfilled with reservoir supplies in order to minimise outages and customers in the Moneen and Breaffy can expect their supply to return in the next hour.
Crews have successfully isolated the burst to the residential areas of Ashwood and The Cedars.
Supply is expected to return to impacted customers in Ashwood and The Cedars at approximately 5pm this evening.
Colette Scahill of Uisce Éireann said crews will work as quickly as possible to repair the burst and restore normal supply.
“We understand the inconvenience caused by an unplanned outage, and we thank impacted customers for their patience as our crews work to resolve the issue,” said Colette.
Vulnerable customers who have registered with Uisce Éireann receive direct communications for planned and unplanned outages lasting more than four hours. To register as a vulnerable customer or as an alternative contact, visit water.ie.
Uisce Éireann’s customer care team is available to help 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also contact Uisce Éireann on X @IWCare with any queries.
Uisce Éireann has a free text service, providing real-time updates for local issues. Customers can sign up with their Eircode and mobile number at water.ie
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