Leisure centre cleared of negligence over unisex changing rooms

A JUDGE at the circuit court yesterday in Tralee said he had no doubt a mother of three had suffered psychological upset and trauma after she saw the arms of a man underneath the cubicle of a major leisure centre where she was showering naked.

However, he ruled the Aqua Dome Tralee was not negligent in allowing unisex or communal shower units which had gaps of about five inches underneath the adjoining cubicle walls.

Rosaleen Bowler, aged 33, of Pope’s Cross, Laccamore, Abbeydorney, Co Kerry, told how she had loved swimming. On the evening of February 25, 2009, she had gone for a swim and, afterwards, into a shower cubicle.