A boil water notice has been issued to around 4,237 Uisce Éireann customers supplied by the Macroom Public Water Supply.

The notice was put in place due to a combination of adverse weather and operational issues at the water treatment plant.

It impacts customers in Macroom town, Codrum, Masseytown, Kilnagurteen, Coolehane, Coolcower, Macloneigh, Carrigadrohid, and surrounding areas.

Uisce Éireann’s Water Operations Lead for Cork County, Niall O'Riordan said: "In recent months, we have been working at the treatment plant to implement short-term measures to increase the reliance of the drinking water quality for customers supplied by the Macroom Water Treatment Plant. We will continue to do so and monitor the supply with the aim of lifting the notice as soon as it is safe to do so. Public health is our number one priority, and the notice has been issued to protect all of our customers in the area. There are, however, limitations with the existing water treatment plant that will only be fully resolved with the long-term upgrade that is planned."

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Macroom Water Treatment Plant is set to be upgraded in late 2024. Glanua has been appointed to modernise the water treatment plant, which will increase its capacity and resilience and secure the water supply in Macroom and surrounding areas. The upgrade will also include the provision of new rapid gravity type filters and new coagulation and flocculation equipment which will increase protection against issues with raw water quality and significantly reduce occurrences of boil water notices in the future.