Aquatic Centre repair delays cost firm €3m

THE firm behind Dublin Waterworld Ltd sustained nearly €3 million in losses due to delays in repairing the storm-damaged National Aquatic Centre.

The €67m west Dublin amenity, which attracted 925,000 users during its first full operating year in 2004, re-opened yesterday. The centre had been closed since January after a storm blew off part of its roof. The cost of repairing the building, owned by a State agency, was not disclosed yesterday.

Donagh Morgan, chief executive of Campus and Stadium Ireland Development (CSID), landlords of the centre, said the repair bill was a matter for the contractors and insurers.