Essential work to upgrade and improve the water supply network is taking place in Kilkenny.

The work is taking place at Talbotsinch, Freshford Road and Kilkenny City. There will be a temporary loss of water supply to homes and businesses for a period of up to 22 hours from 00:00hrs to 22:00hrs on Saturday 28 November 2020.

Freshford and surrounding areas may also experience a temporary loss of water supply to homes and businesses for a similar period of time.

Following the essential upgrade works, some customers may experience reduced pressure for a few hours, as water refills the network.

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Joe Carroll, Water Network Programme Lead with Irish Water said: "The size and scale of the leakage challenge nationally is well documented. The installation of these valves is likely to have a significant long-term impact on the levels of leakage being recorded in the drinking water network of Kilkenny. High flows into the network when demand is low can cause excessive leakage and bursts, especially at night. Similarly, when demand is high the current valves can result in low pressure being experienced across the city. With more controlled flows in the network, we will be able to implement further leakage reduction works and are confident we will see significant savings across the network. In addition to the leakage savings expected, the improvement to drinking water is critical to the future development in Kilkenny."