A series of repairs have been completed to address mechanical issues at Vartry Water Treatment Plant.

The crew deployed by Irish Water, Dublin City Council, Wicklow County Council and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council has successfully restored supply to customers.

Customers may have also experience some temporary water discolouration following the works and occasionally issues such as internal airlocks may arise.

John O'Donoghue, Irish Water, commented: "I would like to thank our colleagues in Irish Water, Dublin, Wicklow, and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Councils who worked hard to complete the repairs and keep disruptions to a minimum. Crews made every effort to maintain water supply to as many areas as possible by reconfiguring the water network where possible and preventing further outages for thousands of customers.

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"We would like to reassure all customers supplied by Vartry Water Treatment Plant that there are no issues relating to water quality as a result of the mechanical issue and the water is safe to drink. Some customers, however, may experience temporary discoloration of their water, or their water to appear brown or orange in colour due to dislodged sediment from the pipes as a result of network reconfiguration and changes in flow, pressure and direction. This is not harmful to health, however, we would advise customers not to drink the water until normal water supply has been restored. We would ask that customers who experience water quality issues to please let us know by contacting our Customer Care helpline which is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278 or on Twitter @IWCare with any queries."