Works to restore water supply to customers in Leixlip and surrounding areas

Crews are on site working to repair the burst as soon as possible

Irish Water, working in partnership with Kildare County Council is working to restore the water supply in Leixlip and surrounding areas following a major watermain burst in Captains Hill in Leixlip. 

Areas affected

Homes and businesses in the following areas may be impacted by water outages while the repairs are carried underway; Riverforest, Glendale, Avondale, Saint Mary's Park, Riverdale, Dun Carraig, Main Street, Leixlip and surrounding areas in Co. Kildare. 

Crews are on site working to repair the burst as soon 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.

Irish Water is working at this time, with our Local Authority partners, contractors and others to safeguard the health and well-being of both staff and the public and to ensure the continuity of critical drinking water and wastewater services. Irish Water would like to remind people to follow the HSE COVID-19 advice and ensure frequent handwashing.

More information

Irish Water and Kildare 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 our Supply and Services section.