Revealed: Major plans for iconic swimming pool and recreation centre in Tipperary

A public consultation process has been launched by the Canon Hayes Recreation Centre and the Sean Treacy Memorial Swimming Pool in relation to the future development of the facilities.

A member/user survey has been published and will be sent directly to all members of both facilities, along with being widely available on social media and in the reception areas of public buildings in the town.

Tipperary Town Revitalisation and Tipperary County Council have commissioned Raymond Burke Consulting to develop a new vision and business plan for the facilities, and the current survey is the first step in a broader effort to ensure that the town is served with state-of-the-art sporting and recreation infrastructure into the future.

John McCahill, Chairperson of Canon Hayes Recreation Centre said that the Board of Directors of CHRC are delighted to get this process underway.

"Our Board has been working hard to make improvements to our Centre in recent years and has made some progress. It is clear however that the Centre will need significant investment in the near future, along with the Swimming Pool. We are asking the public to give their views at this early stage on what the priorities should be. This will really help us as we put the plan together with the Task Force and the Council," said Mr McCahill.

Along with the public survey there will be direct engagement with the various clubs and associations that use the CHRC and Swimming Pool, and this will be used as the basis for a new business plan aimed at leveraging the funding required to upgrade the facilities in the coming years.

The survey can be found in the reception areas of both facilities and on their social media pages, and can be completed up to 22/08/2024.

The following are the links to the survey; Clubs - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TZRDSB7 and Users - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2WXMZM8.