Irish Water is urging the public not to water gardens or wash cars, patios and driveways in order to conserve supplies for essential purposes during the pandemic.
Leak detection staff and meter readers, who had been stood down due to Covid-19 restrictions, have been recalled to work to establish the extent of water demand.
Irish Water says the system was experiencing a period of high demand, with March an “unseasonably dry month”, according to the Irish Times.
