Irish Water and Donegal County Council working to repair burst water main impacting South Inishowen

Irish Water and Donegal County Council have advised customers in Buncrana and South Inishowen that their water supply has been impacted as a result of a burst water main.

Customers in Fahan, Cristlamore, Inch, Burnfoot, Bridgend, Newtowncunningham Moyle, Manorcunnigham, Whin Hill, Burt and high grounds in Newtowncunningham and surrounding areas area of Buncrana may be affected by this unplanned outage in this area. Local traffic management will be in operation for the duration of the works.

It is expected that the repairs will be completed by 6.00pm today.

Irish Water said it understands the inconvenience when a burst occurs and thanks customers for their patience while they work to repair the burst and restore normal supply to impacted customers. the customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1850 278 278 and customers can also contact them on Twitter @IWCare with any queries. For updates please see the water supply and services section of their website.

Irish Water is working at this time, with their Local Authority partners, contractors and others to safeguard the health and well-being of both staff and the public and to ensure the continuity of critical drinking water and wastewater services. Irish Water would like to remind people to follow the HSE COVID-19 advice and ensure frequent handwashing.