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Work is ongoing to repair damage caused by Storm Eleanor. Over 4000 people were affected by power outages earlier this week and it also affected some water pumping stations in the region. Irish Water says its working with the ESB to restore supply to residents in an area of North…

Irish Water is warning anyone who gets an email asking for their banking details to delete it. The utility is the latest to be targetted by these so-called phishing emails. This is where hackers send out the emails and it looks as if it is coming from a company like…

Irish Water has announced that work on four long-awaited sewerage schemes in County Sligo will start this coming February. Sixteen million euro is to be spent in upgrading the schemes in Grange, Strandhill, Tubbercurry and Ballinafad. Irish Water says the upgrade works will increase the treatment capacity of each of…

Irish Water is to upgrade almost two kilometres of water pipes along the R278 road in Calry, Co Sligo. The work is expected to particularly benefit residents in the Fivemilebourne area, along the Sligo/Leitrim border, where the supply has for years been discoloured and unfit for drinking, bathing and laundry.…

Irish Water has confirmed the Cairns Hill Water Treatment Plant serving Sligo town has been decommissioned. The confirmation to Ocean FM News follows queries this week on the state of 14 plants in this region which remain on an EPA remedial action list as in ‘urgent need of an upgrade’.…

Irish Water says some customers in Sligo town may be experiencing water disruptions due to works taking place as part of the Sligo water mains rehabilitation project. The works started at 8pm last night and are continuing until 8pm tonight. The areas affected are Molloway Hill, Molloway Park, Molloway Place,…

Irish Water says it expects works to be completed this afternoon on a burst pipe in the Banada area of south Sligo. The repairs are ongoing and supply may be disrupted in the areas of Cloonraver, Dawros, Curraghboy, Banada Bridge, the Border Collie Pub, Curraghbunaun, Cloonagh and surrounding areas. Meanwhile,…