Water outage leads to closure of businesses

Businesses and residents in Fermoy were left without water last weekend due to a burst water main.

Businesses and residents in Fermoy were left without water last weekend due to a burst water main in Pearse Square.

The mains burst at approximately 10.30am on Saturday morning and water supply did not resume until Sunday morning. A number of homes in the centre of the town remained without water until Monday.

One of the largest businesses in the town to be effected by the water outage was The Grand Hotel along Ashe Quay. For so long a victim of flooding …

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