Spring brings improved water supply for Monaghan Town

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Uisce Éireann crews have left the community in Monaghan Town with more confidence in its water supply after replacing more than 700 metres of old water mains which were susceptible to regular bursts.

The new pipes have been laid in Tully Estate as part of Uisce Éireann’s National Leakage Reduction Programme.

Uisce Éireann’s Patricia Lowry is grateful to the community for their patience while Farrans Construction carried out the important works on behalf of Uisce Éireann.

These works will not only give local homes and businesses more confidence in their supply, but the new pipework has improved water quality and will put an end to leakage of treated water into the ground.

“This work brings a range of benefits for our customers in the area including reliability of supply and improved water quality. It will also help us achieve our 2030 goal of a national leakage rate of 25%. The National Leakage Reduction team has made great strides since 2018, when the leakage rate stood at 46%.” 

Since 2018, Uisce Éireann has invested more than €500 million to upgrade the underground water network across the country through the delivery of the National Leakage Reduction Programme. We are investing a further €250 million every year up to the end of 2030 - fixing leaks and replacing pipes to provide a more reliable water supply.

For more information on the National Leakage Reduction Programme, please visit www.water.ie/reducingleaks.