Boil Water Notice lifted in Ballymacarbry after 68 days

Uisce Éireann wishes to notify customers supplied by the Ballymacarbry Public Water Supply following remedial works and consistent, satisfactory sampling results, the Boil Water Notice is now lifted with immediate effect. 

This decision follows consultation undertaken with the Health Service Executive (HSE).

All consumers on the Ballymacarbry Public Water Supply can now resume normal use of the water supply for drinking, food preparation and brushing teeth.

The Boil Water Notice was issued on 30 August to protect the health of customers.

Drinking water experts from Uisce Éireann worked hard to lift the notice for impacted customers as quickly and as safely as possible.

Uisce Éireann’s Maura Phelan, acknowledged the impact of the notice on the community, adding: “Uisce Éireann regrets the inconvenience that the Boil Water Notice had on the community. I would like to thank them for their patience and support while our drinking water experts worked to lift the Boil Water Notice as quickly as it was safe to do so. 

"I would also like to thank the local councillors and the media for their assistance in sharing the information during the period of this boil water notice.”