The discoloured tap water pictured in this post is what thousands of homeowners in Cork have to put up with on a daily basis.
The water was collected over the course of six days at a house in Mount Farran Blackpool.
Homeowners many of whom are forking out up to 1.000 Euro a month bottled water say clothing is also being destroyed while in the wash.
Elsewhere in Cork around 3.600 homes and businesses in Cork could be without water later tonight .
Taps will stop flowing due to essential works on a broken water main on the Old Youghal Road from 10pm tonight Thursday to 4am on Friday morning.
Areas at risk of a water shortage include , Audley Place to Gordon�s Hill, Military Road, Wellington Road, Lower Gardiner�s Hill, Middle Glanmire Road, Montenotte, Lovers Walk, Tivoli Estate Lower, Tivoli Woods – Lower Glanmire Road, Ballyhooley Road, Ballyvolane New Road, Meadow Park, Banduff Road , Rathcooney Road and surrounding areas may experience reduced water pressure or supply interruptions.
For helpful tips on what to do following an outage, visit: https://www.water.ie/help/supply/after-an-outage/
Vulnerable customers who have registered with Uisce �ireann receive direct communications from us for planned and unplanned outages lasting more than four hours.
Uisce �ireann�s customer care team is available to help 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also contact us on Twitter @IWCare with any queries. For further updates, visit the service and supply section of http://www.water.ie
Uisce �ireann also recently launched a free text service, providing real-time updates for local issues. Customers can sign up with their Eircode and mobile number at http://www.water.ie
