Latest: Water tankers in several locations in Longford as Uisce Éireann crews work to restore water supplies

There are water tankers in several locations across county Longford as Uisce Éireann crews continue work to restore water supplies following damage caused by Storm Éowyn.

Alternative water tankers have been deployed to Cathedral Carpark, Longford Town and Library Carpark (rear), Edgeworthstown, the Mart, Ballymahon, the village carpark, Aughnacliffe, carpark behind Garda Station, Granard. Please check the Uisce Éireann website for latest updates. 

Several water treatment plants are experiencing power outages, leading to some facilities shutting down. Where possible, backup generators are being used to operate the plants. As a result of the interruption in power, water levels in reservoirs around Longford have dropped to low levels. 

Uisce Éireann customers will continue to experience some reduced pressure and supply interruptions while work continues to restore power as soon as possible but overnight snow and sleet in some area has contributed to poor road conditions and impacted on recovery work.  

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An Uisce Éireann spokesperson said, "To protect the water supply for our community's most vulnerable members, including hospitals, nursing homes, and those who are medically vulnerable, we urge customers to conserve water whenever possible while we work to resolve the outages. Alternative water has also been deployed directly to some locations including nursing homes." 

For simple ways to conserve water, check out the Uisce Éireann conservation calculator (www.water.ie/calculator) which can help people work out how much water they are currently using and how they can conserve even more. 

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Vulnerable customers who have registered with Uisce Éireann will receive direct communications from them for planned and unplanned outages lasting more than four hours.

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Uisce Éireann’s customer care team is available to help 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also contact them on X @IWCare with any queries. For further updates, visit the service and supply section of www.water.ie.

Uisce Éireann has also launched a free text service, providing real-time updates for local issues. Customers can sign up with their Eircode and mobile number at www.water.ie.