Residents on the Whitegate Regional Public Water Supply in Co Cork have been hit with a Boil Water Notice.

Irish Water and Cork County Council issued the notice after consultation with the Health Service Executive.

It has been put in place to protect public health due to an issue with the filtration process resulting from burst pipework on the site of Kilva Water Treatment Plant. This will affect a population of approximately 6,500 as well as businesses.

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Work is underway to resolve the situation as soon as possible.

Neil Smyth, Irish Water Operations Lead, said: "We wish to apologise to the homes and businesses impacted by this Boil Water Notice. There have been previous water quality issues on this supply and we acknowledge the significant inconvenience this causes. We would like to assure the public that we are working to re-instate all stages of the treatment process and to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. Our priority is the provision of safe, clean drinking water and protecting public health."

(CM/MH)