Uisce Éireann has completed major water upgrade works in the Donabate and Portrane areas.

The upgrades were delivered in partnership with Fingal County Council as part of a significant investment to tackle issues and provide customers with a more reliable and sustainable water supply following persistent reports of low water pressure, bursts and supply disruptions.

The works were carried out on specific areas of the water network that would have the most impact on reducing high leakage levels. These areas were identified using underground sound equipment to assess the condition of the network. Sections of the pipeline on New Road and Turvey Avenue in Donabate, and Burrow Road in Portrane were deteriorating and failing. As a result, 3.5 kilometres of aging watermains that were prone to frequent bursts were replaced with new, hard-wearing, modern pipes.

Declan Healy, Uisce Éireann engineer and Project Manager, said: "Reducing leakage is not only about replacing old pipes or fixing bursts, it involves detailed planning, collaboration and a number of different work streams that will make the most impact on leakage levels in a given area. Visible bursts on the pipes are easy to find and fix, but hidden, underground leaks are a bigger challenge.

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"As a result of these works and through the close partnership between Uisce Éireann, Fingal County Council and GMC Utilities Group Ltd, over 3.5km of old and deteriorating water mains have been replaced with new, hard-wearing plastic pipes that will provide customers with a more reliable service for generations. This is a fantastic achievement and I would like to thank the communities of Donabate and Portrane for their patience and for supporting us throughout these projects."

Mayor of Fingal, Councillor Adrian Henchy, stated: "As a result of the close collaboration between Uisce Éireann and Fingal County Council, homes and businesses in Donabate and Portrane are enjoying a much more secure and reliable water supply. The works undertaken will benefit customers in the area by strengthening and reinforcing the water network, reducing bursts and leakage and unplanned outages. Following on from Uisce Éireann’s upgrades, my dedicated colleagues in Fingal County Council took the opportunity to further collaborate with Uisce Éireann on essential road resurfacing works on Turvey Avenue. These works are also now complete and will be of benefit to the local community for years to come.

"Finally, I would like to pay a special tribute to the local communities of Donabate and Portrane. As a local councillor living in this area, I understand the inconvenience when works to our critical infrastructure are underway and I would like to thank them for their patience and understanding, both before and during the upgrade works."