It's hoped that water supply will be stored to all areas of Longford by later this evening or early tonight.
An electrical fault occurred at the Lough Forbes treatment plant at around 9pm last night which has affected around 5,000 customers.
the plant should be operational by around 5pm again and water will be restored in the hours afterwards.
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Michael Cunniffe – Regional Operations Lead spoke to MaryClaire Greally on today's Let's Talk to outline the nature of the issue and reveal when people can expect their taps to be working once again:
