Thousands remain without water in parts of Ireland days after Storm Éowyn

7,500 homes in Ireland remain without any running water five days after Storm Éowyn wreaked havoc on the country.

Uisce Éireann have said that additional progress is expected to be made from Wednesday January 29th onwards in restoring supplies to more areas.

Generators are now in place at most sites where they can be connected and alternative water supplies and tankers will remain in place as supplies return.

In areas where water has not yet returned, alternative water supplies are being provided to support local communities.

Head of Water Operations at Uisce Éireann, Margaret Attridge said that there is a continuing focus on working with the ESB to prioritise power restoration to treatment plants and pumping stations in impacted areas alongside providing alternative water supplies to customers where supplies have been disrupted for longer periods.

“Our priority now is to ensure the restoration of electricity to our plants and pumping stations that are running on generators or remain without power because connection to a generator is simply not possible. We would like to thank the ESB and their crews in particular for their ongoing support in prioritising these sites.

“We understand the impact that prolonged loss of water supply has on our customers. In areas where water supply has been out for longer periods, our teams are providing alternative water supplies and we currently have 50 locations around the country where alternative supplies are in place. More will be deployed as required, and we will be updating our website and providing information to local stakeholders about their locations. We are also providing additional supports for elderly and vulnerable customers and we would encourage people to contact our customer care team at 1800 278 278 is additional support is needed.”

Uisce Éireann are also liaising with Local Co-ordination Groups and Emergency Response Hubs in areas where these have been established.

Updates on the location of these alternative water supplies and other supply updates are available on the Úisce Eireann website, www.water.ie.

For some local areas, where feasible we will work to tanker water directly to the reservoir or into the network to return to supply to customers.

Generators have been installed at almost all of the plants, pumping stations and reservoirs where it is feasible to do so and we are continuing to work closely with the ESB to prioritise the restoration of electricity supply in the remaining locations.

Margaret is reminding customers to continue to conserve water where possible in order to protect supply while the outages are resolved.

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There are some simple steps people can take to conserve their water, such as avoiding the use of water-intensive appliances during this time.

Our crews are continuing work to restore water supply to remaining customers impacted by outages . Approximately 7,500 premises remain without water this lunchtime following Storm Éowyn. Additional progress is expected to be made today.
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— Uisce Éireann - Irish Water (@IrishWater) January 29, 2025

To learn more about conserving water, visit www.water.ie/conserve.

Customers can stay informed about their local water supply by visiting www.water.ie, via Uisce Éireann’s X feed, @IWCare, or by signing up for a free text alert service via the website.

Alternatively get in touch via their 24/7 customer care centre at 1800 278 278.