Open up swimming pool to the public - call

Maynooth University has been asked to reopen the swimming pool so that it can be used by the public.

The request came from Labour Party councillor Angela Feeney at a Kildare County Council meeting. Cllr Feeney expressed the hope that the facility could be upgraded pending a decision on the funding of a new pool.

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However Mike O’Malley, bursar and secretary at MU, said that there are issues with access and egress at the facility and safety is a priority, especially relating to children.

“We’re looking at it,” he told the meeting.