Councillor Kevin Breen says he has submitted an emergency motion to Dublin City Council calling for urgent engagement with Trinity Sports and Leisure Club to protect community access to its swimming pool.
The motion follows concerns raised by local residents about the club’s forthcoming Extraordinary General Meeting and its potential implications for the future of the pool.
Councillor Breen (pictured above) said: “The fact that Trinity Sports and Leisure Club has called an EGM is very worrying.
“Residents have been in touch with me about the future of the swimming pool, and they deserve clarity.
“We need urgent engagement to establish the position and explore how community access can be protected.
“We have already seen the swimming pool in Northside Shopping Centre close, along with the pool in Portmarnock.
“We cannot afford to lose another pool on the Northside of Dublin.
“These are essential community facilities.
“They are where children learn to swim, where people develop vital water safety skills, and where people of all ages exercise and look after their health and wellbeing.”
The emergency motion calls on the Chief Executive to engage urgently with Trinity Sports and Leisure Club with a view to ensuring that the swimming pool remains open and available for community use.
Councillor Breen is also calling for the Council to examine whether it could facilitate a practical mechanism to keep the pool open if closure becomes a prospect, or restore community access in the event of closure.
He added:
“I have submitted this emergency motion because North Dublin deserves better.
“We cannot stand by and watch our amenities and community facilities disappear.
“We need to fight back.
“We need to stand up for Dublin and protect the amenities our communities so desperately need.
“Dublin City Council must engage urgently with the club and explore every practical option to keep this pool open for community use. Residents need to see action to protect the facilities they depend on.”