Latest closure of Dunmanway swimming pool ‘embarrassing’ 

€5.5m leisure centre's 'state-of-the-art' pool which opened six years ago is forced to shut again due to pumping system issue

Independent Councillor Declan Hurley said staff were advised to close Dunmanway pool on health and safety grounds due to a mechanical issue relating to a pumping system.  Picture: Denis Boyle

A state-of-the-art swimming pool which opened only six years ago in West Cork has been forced to close yet again.

The €5.5m leisure centre in Dunmanway, which opened in April 2017, has suffered several closures due to health and safety and staffing issues since it opened, much to the annoyance of locals.