WORKS are set to get underway soon to end the discharge of untreated wastewater from Castletownbere to Bantry Bay.

WORKS to replace ageing water mains in part of the city are to begin on Monday.

Irish Water is advising that a boil water notice,  introduced earlier this week, remains in place for customers on the Whitegate Regional Public Water Supply.

A boil water notice has been put in place with immediate effect for all customers on the Whitegate Regional Public Water Supply.

A CORK city councillor has said persistent issues to water supplies on Cork's northside "can no longer go on" and has called for action to be taken.

IRISH Water working in partnership with Cork City Council is currently working to repair a break in a trunk water main on Pope's Quay, close to Shandon pedestrian Bridge in Cork city centre.

Works to replace hundreds of metres of “problematic water mains” in Clonakilty are to get underway in the new year.

Irish Water is today marking the halfway point of four significant projects across Cork, which will see an investment of €27 million in new wastewater infrastructure for the Ballyvourney/Ballymakeera, Coachford, Innishannon and Dripsey areas.

Works are due to begin to decommission and replace cast iron water mains in Cork's Victorian Quarter within days.

Irish Water has said that some households and businesses in Cork could be without water from 6pm tomorrow until 6am on Friday.

A LONG-AWAITED water mains repair has been estimated to cost €3. 7m by Irish Water, some €2m more than they quoted in late 2016.

Irish Water has moved to remind the public not to pour fats, oils and greases (FOGs) down the drain following an incident on Grand Parade.

Irish Water is closely monitoring water levels at two regional water supply schemes in Cork, and has urged communities serviced by the schemes to be mindful of their water use.

Efforts are underway to maintain water supply to communities in two areas in Cork which are currently in drought.

The boil water notice which had been affecting around 6,500 customers on the Whitegate Public Water Supply has been lifted.

Testing is underway on the Whitegate Regional Water Supply to ensure the systems can be brought safely back into operation, and for the boil water notice currently in place to be lifted.

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A boil water notice has been issued for the Whitegate area by Irish Water on Sunday evening. The notice was issued as the water is potentially unsafe due to an inadequate amount of disinfectant used at the plant.

A boil water notice that was put in effect last month for homes and businesses supplied by the Whitegate Regional Water Supply Scheme in east Cork has been lifted.

IRISH Water has lifted a Boil Water Notice for around 3,000 of the 9,500 people in the areas of Shanagarry and to the south and east of Midleton.

Residents in Watergrasshill are taking the fight for their water supply to Brussels for the second time. A group met with MEP Seán Kelly recently to highlight their case, which has seen one of the two springs in the locality taken out of use.

HOMEOWNERS who have been without safe water in their taps for the entire year have finally got the go-ahead to resume drinking.

LOCALS from Watergrasshill are Dublin-bound today with the hope of presenting a petition to Irish Water.  They are calling on the company to allow locals back on the Meenane water supply.

The sod was turned yesterday on a €40 million project to upgrade the Lee Road Water Treatment Plant. The facility provides clean water to more than 70% of the city's population.

The public consultation opens on September 24 2019 and will run until October 22 2019.

A disruption to the water supply is expected across Mahon, Blackrock and Ballintemple on Wednesday night.Irish Water is carrying out water main improvement works on the Skehard Road.As a result, there may be a disruption to water supply from 11.30pm ...

Irish Water has signed the contract for the €40 million upgrade of the Lee Road Water Treatment Plant. The plant supplies water to approximately 70% of the population of Cork City. Treatment of drinking water began at the site 140 years ago in 1879.

Emergency works have been completed to restore water treatment at Freemount in North Cork following a fire at the facility last Sunday.  It is expected that normal supply will return to customers over the course of the weekend.

Work begins this week installing a new water main through Cork city centre that will link the city's water supply to the county. The new section of trunk main is 470 metres long and will be constructed along Patrick’s Quay and Camden Quay.

Irish Water has signed contracts for the overhaul of Cobh's wastewater network to end the practice of discharging untreated sewage through 19 outfall pipes directly into Cork Harbour.

CORK’S first Beach Lifeguard Academy has been launched by Cork County Council. The aim of the academy is to bolster the numbers of lifeguard recruits for beaches across the county.

Irish Water and Cork County Council were joined by Minister of State Jim Daily last Friday in turning the sod to mark the start of a €28m upgrade to the Skibbereen Regional Water Supply Scheme.

Irish Water is moving to the next phase of the redevelopment of the Lee Road Water Treatment Plant. The water utility has begun the process of compulsory purchase of land in the area to facilitate the project.

MORE than 55% of water produced in Cork is still being lost, according to new figures.Records from Cork City Council, provided by Irish Water, show that in January, 56.34% of water produced at the Lee Road and Inniscarra water treatment plants was ...

FULL 24-hour road closures will be in place in Glenbrook next weekend as Irish Water look to progress works to facilitate the Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Project.

A carbon tax could be the next water charges and lead to mass public protests, according to Solidarity TD for Cork North Central Mick Barry.

A five-month project to replace old cast-iron water pipes in MacCurtain Street is underway. Irish Water and Cork City Council, will replace over 3. 5 kilometres of old, damaged pipes in the area with modern, high-density polyethylene plastic pipes.

Work began this week on Horgan’s Quay to tackle the high levels of water loss due to leaking pipes. Irish Water and Cork City Council are constructing a new ductile iron trunk water main on Horgan’s Quay.

WORKS get underway this week in the Knockburden area of Ballincollig to improve the water supply by tackling the high levels of water leakage.

LOCALS in Belvelly are living in a “Third World” situation and may have to wait up to a year for their water supply to be safe, according to councillors.

WATER fluoridation should be optional, say Cork County Council, who will ask for the mandatory process to be ended. The practice is undertaken by the Government to reduce tooth decay. Fluoridated water can prevent cavities.

Following advice from the HSE and Cork County Council, Irish Water has extended the Do Not Use notice currently in place for customers in the Belvelly area of Cobh.

PLASTIC shards have been found in the tap water of a resident on Grattan Hill, just off Lower Glanmire Road where extensive works are ongoing by Irish Water.

IRISH WATER says no parts of Cork or Ireland will have any form of untreated sewage and wastewater discharge by 2021.

CONTRACTORS working on behalf of Irish Water will be unable to work in Passage West this week - despite being ahead of schedule - because they have no road closure licence.

THE newly opened Youghal Wastewater Treatment plant will protect the local environment and provide a platform for ongoing social, economic and tourism development in the East Cork town.

TWO new applications for road closures in Passage West have been submitted to Cork County Council by Irish Water.

MORE than half the water produced in Cork city is wasted, according to an environmental report issued by Cork City Council. In fact, the report confirmed that at least 53% of water produced every month since January 2015 is 'unaccounted for.

BUSINESSES hit by last month's water outage in Cork city won't see any refunds or discounts on their bills. Irish Water has, however, agreed to develop a text alert system to better inform customers of outages and issues on the network.

FORMER Bord Gáis chief executive John Mullins has warned that the current water crisis in the north east could repeat itself in Cork because ‘populism won out against real need’ in the water charges debate.