Killarney gets €16m sports facility

A CONTROVERSIAL €16 million sports complex is to open in Killarney in early summer.

Killarney gets €16m sports facility
Wed, 13 Feb, 2008 - 00:00
Donal Hickey

Construction work on the Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre, being funded by the local town council and government grants, is almost complete and staff recruitment has commenced.

The municipal centre has been a stormy issue at Town Hall meetings for more than 20 years, amid fears it could be a white elephant for the local authority.

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