Youghal gets approval for €8m leisure centre

PEOPLE living in Youghal, Co Cork were last night celebrating the news that after a 25-year fight they are to get a €8 million leisure centre.

The Government yesterday announced that it had approved contract documents submitted by the local town council and had given it approval to seek tenders for the leisure centre which will be built on a three acre site at Claycastle.

When completed the facility will be equipped with a 25 metre-long pool, a smaller children’s pool, changing rooms, gymnasium, aerobics studio, stream room and sauna.