Pop Up Swimming Pool Opens To Local Community In Blessington

Monday, 5 September 2022 14:30

By Hugh O'Farrell Walsh

The 12x4 metre pool is being housed at St Kevin's Community Hall in the town, and will have both a ramp and a hoist for disabled access.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a #poolforWestWicklow #getwestwicklowswimming #popuppool @eastcoastfm @WicklowPeople @swimireland @IWSie @wicklowcoco pic.twitter.com/qBpYqL7Q9x
— Pool for West Wicklow (@poolforWestWic1) August 30, 2022

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The pop up pool forms part of a wider strategy to deliver a permanent municipal swimming pool for the region.

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