Water outages and road works causing chaos for Ratoath businesses

A RATOATH restaurant owner who was forced to close his doors 18 times last year due to water outages says constant disruptions have left his business with an uncertain future.

Russell Bailey of La Bucca Restaurants should be celebrating 20 years in business this October but fears he may not be open to see the anniversary as a result of constant water outages and road traffic chaos.

“The water situation in Ratoath is an absolute disaster, said the business owner who has eateries in three locations in Ratoath and Ashbourne.

“We should be planning a 20th anniversary celebration in October of this year but I don't know if I'm even going to see it the ways things are going,” he added.

“We have had 18 water outages in the last 12 months in Ratoath, which resulted in 18 different closures of the coffee shop and the restaurant.”

Tim Tang, owner of Eatzen Restaurant in Ashbourne is also feeling the effects of the water supply disruption.

“On New Year's Eve we had no water coming into the premises and we had to cancel all reservations on what was one of the busiest nights of the year,” he said.

Uisce Éireann says it is progressing a number of “strategically important projects” which represent “major capital investment” to address the ongoing disruption to services in the Ashbourne area.

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