Water has returned to thousands of homes in Kildare after urgent repairs

Uisce Éireann crews have repaired a major burst in Blakestown, Leixlip, County Kildare on Sunday and water has returned to customers. 

The unplanned outage resulted in the catchment regions of Carton Demesne, Newtown,  Parsonstown, Dublin Rd, Kellystown and surrounding areas all being affected. 

Earlier this morning, Uisce Éireann put two tankards at the Supervalu carparks in both Leixlip and Celbridge and they will remain in place until 5pm this afternoon.

Customers are reminded to bring their own containers when taking water from the tanker and to boil the water before consumption as a precautionary measure, as per HSE advice. 

 Eoghan Forristal, Water Network Operations Manager, Uisce Éireann said: “This was a substantial break which required all hands-on deck to remedy the burst at Blakestown.

All repairs have now been successfully completed and the network is now refilling. For customers who are at the end of the line or on higher ground, it typically takes 2-3 hours for their supply to return. We thank the community for their understanding at this time.” 

Uisce Éireann is committed to keeping customers informed across multiple platforms 24/7 and we encourage customers to engage with us through our website, X channels @IWCare and @IrishWater, on Facebook and LinkedIn and through our customer care helpline which is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278.     

Uisce Éireann has launched a free text service, providing real-time updates for local issues. Customers can sign up with their Eircode and mobile number at www.water.ie     

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