Work has been planned this week in Ashbourne, Co Meath, to safeguard the water supply for local homes and businesses.

Irish Water will work alongside Meath County Council to deliver essential works at Rath Reservoir on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 November between 9am and 5pm.

While works are underway, customers in Ashbourne and surrounding areas may experience temporary, intermittent low pressure and/or water outages. Typically it takes two to three hours following restoration time for normal supply to be fully restored to all areas but it is important to continue to follow the HSE guidance on hand-washing.

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Irish Water is encouraging customers to conserve water while these essential works are underway. There are ways to conserve water that will not impact on hygiene or handwashing. Simple water conservation efforts can have a big impact on reducing demand on the supply such as not running taps needlessly, taking showers instead of baths and to postpone using dishwashers and washing machines where possible.

Speaking about the works, Michael Cunniffe, Irish Water said: "We understand that this type of work can be inconvenient and working in partnership with Meath City Council we will make every effort to minimise any disruption that these necessary works may cause. The delivery of these essential works will help to safeguard the water supply to homes and businesses in the area ensuring a safer, more sustainable water supply.

"We are appealing to customers to continue to conserve, especially while these works are underway, by not running taps needlessly, taking showers instead of baths and to postpone using dishwashers and washing machines where possible. Further information on water conservation is available on our website."