Uisce Éireann has temporarily shut down the Dunmanway Water Treatment Plant in Cork after it was impacted due to poor raw water quality from storm flooding.

The turbidity of the incoming water for treatment remains high, resulting in the closure of the plant, and reservoirs in the area are now depleting meaning customers are likely to be impacted by an unplanned interruption to the water supply.

Uisce Éireann crews are working to restore water supply as promptly as they can, while ensuring the provision of clean safe drinking water to communities.

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Niall O Riordan, Operations Lead with Uisce Éireann, said: "Customers in Dunmanway and surrounding areas will be impacted by reduced water pressure and water outages.

"We understand how disruptive unplanned outages are and we regret the inconvenience caused."

Subject to raw water turbidity reducing, Uisce Éireann expects water supply to be restored by 6pm, today. 

As per best practice, most homes and businesses will have on-site water storage to provide a backup source of water for sanitation purposes.

Following return of supply, it typically takes two to three hours for normal supply to fully be restored to all areas as the water refills the network, especially for those on higher ground or at the end of the network.