UPDATE: Dunmanway Swimming Pool reopens following repairs

Dunmanway Municipal Swimming Pool has reopened after it closed suddenly yesterday due to unforeseen essential repairs.

However, this latest closure is just part of a long-running saga involving the state-of- the-art facility, according to a local councillor

While welcoming  the good news this evening that it has reopened, Cllr Declan Hurley  told The Southern Star that it was very disappointing for the people who use the pool on a daily basis.

‘It’s been seven years in operation now and was branded as a €5.5m state-of-the-art facility in West Cork  but I would question how state-of-the-art it is if there are breakdowns there,’ said Cllr Hurley.

‘First we had the staffing issues during Covid and then it was forced to closed because of the build-up of calcium and it  just seems to one issue after another. It seems to be closed more than it is open.’

Cllr Hurley said he understood the closure was due to a mechanical breakdown with the running operations of the pool.

A Cork County Council spokesperson said the pool was forced to close due to unforeseen essential repairs  but that the gym had remained open and was unaffected.

'Cork County Council regrets any inconvenience this unexpected closure may cause.’