{"id":179691,"date":"2025-11-14T04:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T04:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/179691\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T04:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T04:19:17","slug":"homes-in-rural-wexford-village-are-without-water-following-major-burst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/179691\/","title":{"rendered":"Homes in rural Wexford village are without water following major burst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stock image.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4658589e-08b8-4ba2-b2e1-85e2b7e680ae.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Stock image.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Uisce \u00c9ireann have said crews are working to repair a major burst in Carrick, County Wexford and restore water to customers affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The burst is impacting water supply to homes and businesses in Carrick, Bannow and surrounding areas in Co. Wexford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Alternative water supplies are available in Carrick Village. Customers are advised to bring their own containers and to boil the water before use as a precaution<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Uisce \u00c9ireann\u2019s Padraig Lyng has assured customers that every effort is being made to restore a full water supply as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cWe understand the inconvenience of an unplanned outage, and we thank customers for their support while our works continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Repairs are expected to be completed by 5pm on Thursday. Typically, it takes two to three hours following repairs for normal supply to restore to all customers affected by an unplanned outage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cHowever, it may take longer for normal supply to be restored to customers at the end of the network or on higher ground as the system recharges\u201d a statement read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">To ensure the safety of the crews carrying out the repairs to the burst and the safety of the public, traffic management will be in place and will be clearly signposted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Vulnerable customers who have registered with Uisce \u00c9ireann receive direct communications from us for planned and unplanned outages lasting more than four hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stock image. 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