State-of-the-art pool to replace West Cork facility

Plans to refurbish the only public swimming pool in West Cork have been scrapped in favour of plans to build a €5m pool in its place.

Cork County Council announced yesterday it intends to build the new complex in Dunmanway on an adjoining children’s playground and build a new playground in a nearby tennis court.

Councillors were told at a meeting in Clonakilty that the planned facility will feature three pools, including a hydrotherapy pool.