Improvement Works Begin On Water Supply Network In Kilkenny

Essential upgrade works are being carried out on the water supply network at Talbotsinch, Freshford Road, Kilkenny City.

There will be a temporary loss of water supply to homes and businesses for a period of up to 22 hours from 00:00hrs to 22:00hrs on Saturday 28 November 2020.

As part of the works, Freshford and surrounding areas may also experience a temporary loss of water supply to homes and businesses for a similar period of time.

Following the essential upgrade works, some customers may experience reduced pressure for a few hours, as water refills the network.


The essential upgrade works are required to replace an outdated valve on the watermain from Troyswood Reservoir supplying Kilkenny City. The valve reduces pressures in the water network in proportion to the flow through it, resulting in high pressures at night and reduced pressures at peak demand periods.

Joe Carroll, Water Network Programme Lead with Irish Water said: "The size and scale of the leakage challenge nationally is well documented. The installation of these valves is likely to have a significant long-term impact on the levels of leakage being recorded in the drinking water network of Kilkenny. High flows into the network when demand is low can cause excessive leakage and bursts, especially at night. Similarly, when demand is high the current valves can result in low pressure being experienced across the city. With more controlled flows in the network, we will be able to implement further leakage reduction works and are confident we will see significant savings across the network. In addition to the leakage savings expected, the improvement to drinking water is critical to the future development in Kilkenny."