Crucial hydro pool closed due to structural damage

Crucial services for hundreds of physically and intellectually disabled children and teenagers in the Mid-West have ground to a halt due to structural damage to a hydrotherapy pool in Limerick, the only one in the region.

Many children have to get increased amounts of painkillers due to the closure of the facility at St Gabriel’s Centre in Dooradoyle. Others who were due to start a hydrotherapy programme will now have this deferred to next year.

Adults with conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, arthritis, spinal issues, strokes, and people undergoing major rehab have also been affected by the closure.