Cork leisure centre so run down it is 'nearly an embarrassment', councillors told

Council-run Coral Leisure Centre in Cobh has litany of issues, including with swimming pool, sauna, and gym machines, council meeting hears

Covers for the two swimming pools were not operating, which led to a loss of heat and 'cost a fortune in electricity' to warm them up again. File picture

A council-controlled leisure centre in Co Cork with more than 5,000 local users is so run down it is “nearly an embarrassment” — but the door is firmly shut on any new pool opening in the region.

Independent county councillor Ger Curley raised a litany of issues with the Coral Leisure Centre in Cobh at a local municipal district council meeting.