Usage is particularly high in the Greater Dublin Area, including Kildare
Households are being asked to conserve water as the heatwave continues.
Usage is particularly high in the Greater Dublin Area, including Kildare, with the highest daily consumption of 693 million litres recorded last week.
Nighttime restrictions are already in place in 30 other locations around the country, where reservoirs are under particular pressure.
Head of Water Operations at Uisce Eireann, Margaret Attridge, says although there's been little rain, water shortages are caused by increased consumption:
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