Man found dead in pool at gym

A postmortem was due to be carried out last night on the body of a young man found in a swimming pool in Limerick.

The tragedy occurred at around 9.30pm at Planet Health Gym, in the Childers Road Retail Park on Tuesday night. Gardaí sealed off the facility, and management left a notice at the gym saying it was “closed until further notice” as a mark of respect for the deceased, who was named locally as John Lipper from Castletroy.

A senior Garda source said they were “keeping an open mind” into the circumstances surrounding the incident and did not suspect any foul play.