Major burst on Curraha-Ratoath watermain

Irish Water and Meath County Council are working to restore the water supply in parts of Ratoath, Kilbride and surrounding areas following a major burst on the Curraha-Ratoath watermain. Homes and businesses in the area may be impacted by water outages while the repairs are carried out. 

The areas impacted include Ratoath; Ashbourne Road; Fairyhouse Road; Kilbride Road; Dunshaughlin Road; Kilbride and surrounding areas.

Crews are working to carry out the repair the burst as quickly as possible. The repair is expected to be completed later today. Once the watermain has been repaired it may take a number of hours for the water supply to return in full to all impacted properties. 

A traffic management system will be in place for the duration of these urgent repair works. 

Irish Water understands the inconvenience when a burst occurs and thanks customers for their patience while we work to repair the burst and restore supply to impacted customers.

"Our customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1850 278 278 and customers can also contact us on Twitter @IWCare with any queries. Updates will be provided on the water supply and services section of our website," Irish Water says.