‘Significant investment’ to solve Clonmany’s water woes

Uisce Éireann says customers in the Clonmany and Mindoran area can “look forward to more confidence in their water supply”, with major new upgrade works planned over the coming months.

The State utility says it has “prioritised” the replacement of more than 2.5kms of outdated and damaged water mains - and the work is set to begin towards the end of this year, with site investigation now underway.

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The announcement comes following a public meeting in Clonmany to highlight ongoing issues with frequent and prolonged water outages. It’s estimated that up to 1,500 homes and businesses have been affected by regular faults, including in Dunaff, Urris, Gortfad, Clonmany, Ballyliffin and the outer areas of Carndonagh.

Upgrade works will take place along the R238 road from Mindoran Bridge to Ballyliffin Junction in Clonmany. The project is currently at the design stage, with construction works expected to get underway in late autumn 2025.

Uisce Éireann says homes and businesses in Clonmany will benefit from this “significant investment”, which will see new modern pipes installed to deliver a more reliable and consistent water supply for all.

Programme Manager Patricia Lowry says she’s looking forward to delivering the project for customers in Clonmany and Mindoran.

“This work will bring a range of benefits for our customers in the area, including reliability of supply and improved water quality. The project is at a preliminary design stage, with site investigation works commencing this week. These works will continue for three weeks.”

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“Following site investigation, detailed design will be carried out, with a view to commencing construction in late Autumn 2025. In advance of this project moving to construction, we will proactively communicate clear details of the project to the local community and to related stakeholders in the area,” she added.

Uisce Éireann says it continues to deliver a national Leakage Reduction Programme to provide a more reliable water supply, reduce high levels of leakage, improve water quality and create operational efficiencies on the water network. This programme is a strategic and targeted approach to improve the national water network across the country, through a number of leakage reduction work streams, prioritising investment where it is needed most.