Residents in the area also could not flush their toilets.
Uisce Eireann is being urged to address flooding and overflowing sewer issues in a midlands town.
Residents in the Convent View area of Tullamore couldn't flush their toilets over the weekend, as sewage covered the roads and footpaths, and flowed into the canal.
The issue has been ongoing in the area and has been the subject of several meetings of the local authority.
Independent Councillor Sean O'Brien says the problem has been caused by high demand from new houses built in the Puttaughaun area:
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