Major Water Repairs Disrupt Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow Over Bank Holiday

Major repair works are underway on the Ballymore Eustace to Saggart pipeline, which supplies drinking water to one third of the Greater Dublin Area, affecting around 1.7 million people across Dublin, Kildare, and Wicklow. The pipeline will be shut off for 28 hours over the August Bank Holiday weekend to fix leaks and replace worn sections, with works starting late Friday and expected to conclude early Sunday. Uisce Éireann has urged residents to conserve water by limiting non-essential use such as filling baths, washing cars, and watering plants to help maintain supply during the repairs. While treated water reservoirs have been filled to capacity in preparation, there remains a risk of water interruptions including low pressure, discolored water, or outages, particularly in specific areas like Kill, Arthurstown, Rathmore, Athgoe, and Tipperkevin, where alternative water supplies will be provided. These repairs are proactive to prevent a potentially prolonged and widespread outage if the pipeline were to burst. Meanwhile, in Carrick-on-Suir, a burst water main has left customers without water since yesterday afternoon, with repair work expected to finish by 6 PM and alternative water supplies available with advisories to boil water before use.