New water mains have been installed in Kanturk, Co Cork.

Commencing in August 2018, the project involved replacing problematic water mains on the Greenfield Road with 2.6 kilometres of new plastic pipes.

New service connections were also installed, connecting the water mains to individual properties.

The project has provided a more secure, reliable water supply to the Kanturk community.

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"As they get older, some pipes have a high level of leakage as well as being subject to frequent bursts," said Steven Blennerhassett, Leakage Reduction Programme Regional Lead, Irish Water. 

"The installation of this water main is essential in providing a safe, secure and reliable water supply for this area of Kanturk now and into the future.

"We would like to thank the community for their support during the works."

This work was carried out as part of Irish Water's Leakage Reduction Programme, which will see €500m invested nationally over the next four years to tackle problematic pipes and leakage in Ireland's ageing water network.

(CM)