Repair completed on burst water main supplying Ratoath

Water supply is returning to normal for impacted customers

Irish Water and Meath County Council have successfully repaired the burst watermain supplying Ratoath, Kilbride and surrounding areas. It may take a number of hours for the water supply to return in full to all impacted properties as water refills the network.

You may have an airlock in your internal pipework

Following a disruption to supply, you may experience an airlock in your internal pipework. For information on how to deal with this, please visit our Airlocks page.

Areas impacted

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

We understand 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.

Customer care helpline

Irish Water and Meath County Council regret any inconvenience caused. 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 can be viewed on the Water Supply Updates page.

Update: Wednesday 28 August, 9.30am

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 Curragha-Ratoath watermain. Homes and businesses in the area may be impacted by water outages while the repairs are carried out. 

Areas impacted

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.

Customer care helpline

Irish Water and Meath County Council regrets any inconvenience caused. 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 Updates page.