We couldn’t even brush our teeth...
DANIEL AND YOOHEE HARPER
A MARRIED couple in Co. Dublin are still coping with the effects of Storm Emma, having been without water since Thursday evening.
Daniel Harper, 27, and his wife, Yoohee, have been forced to stay with his grandparents in Templeogue since Friday, after their home in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, lost water.
Mr Harper told the Mail: ‘On Thursday night I noticed the water pressure was reducing but, on Friday, it was completely gone. Our shower is connected to a tank in the house, so whatever was left was taken by the shower, but we couldn’t brush our teeth or flush the toilet.’
Daniel has been back to the home to check on the water supply, which has shown no signs of improvement. This has been particularly difficult for Mr Harper’s wife who normally walks to work, but now has had to navigate Dublin Bus, which was operating on an altered schedule due to the weather.
Mr Harper, a freelance cameraman, added that his home also serves as his office and working out of his grandparents’ house has proved difficult with slower Wi-Fi.
A spokesperson for Irish Water said: ‘I do not have information on that specific area.’
LAURA KIERNAN
A WOMAN battling a bowel disease was hit particularly hard by the water restrictions.
Laura Kiernan, 37, of Milltown in south Dublin, was surprised to wake up yesterday to no running water after the restriction was meant to end at 7am.
She suffers from Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel condition that leaves sufferers frequently using the toilet. Speaking to the Mail, Ms Kiernan said: ‘It’s not always urgent but the stress of knowing that I can’t have access to the bathroom added to the issue.’
Ms Kiernan, who lives alone, said that Irish Water did not give her enough notice to prepare.
‘I didn’t have enough advanced notice to fill the kettle and, by the time I got home at 8pm the restriction had started. At first it was fine, because [Irish Water] was telling me it was restricted, but didn’t tell me I wouldn’t have any water.’
Although the water was meant to come on at 7am, Ms Kiernan said she left home at 9am with dry taps.
Her water had returned by yesterday evening, but was a brown colour. Irish Water said it should become clearer in colour after a short period of time.