Tralee’s Aqua Dome still making a splash after 20 years

Getting the weather balance right is key to the success of a leading tourist attraction. The Aqua Dome — an indoor, water-based facility in Tralee, Co Kerry — is at the mercy of the elements, as chief executive Kieran Ruttledge explains.

“If the weather is very bad, the tourists won’t come here in the first place, and if it’s too fine, they go to the beach,” he says.

“If we had a season with three beach days and four dull days per week, it would suit us grand.”