Swimming pool linked to child sex abuse allegations

IRISH swimming is facing a fresh crisis following allegations of child sex abuse at a pool used by one of the country’s most successful local clubs.

A number of people have made formal complaints to the gardaí about an individual associated with New Ross Swimming Pool going back over two decades.

The disclosure has rocked the Co Wexford town which is still dealing with the fallout from the scandal of paedophile priest Sean Fortune, who committed suicide there six years ago while awaiting trial on 29 charges of sexually abusing young boys from the area.