A fourth attempt to restore water to tens of thousands of people in the North East has begun this morning.
Irish Water says given the delicate nature of the pipe, engineers will have to work extremely slowly.
Work on site at Drogheda's Water Supply repair.Most important day for Drogheda South Louth and East Meath citizens in decades. pic.twitter.com/DZNffKzNZ9
— Fergus O'Dowd (@Fergusodowd) July 26, 2017
It comes as the Housing Minister says he can't rule put a repeat of the crisis elsewhere.
50,000 Households in Drogheda and East Meath are experiencing their 6th day without water and they're being warned it could be the weekend before supply is fully restored.
The Defence Forces have been deployed to help man the 43 tanks and 100 temporary water stations across the region
Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has apologised to the people affected by the crisis.