About the Swimming and Leisure Centre.
New Multi Million State of the Art Leisure Centre for Ballymun.
The new Leisure Centre has been built at a cost of 20.5 million euro of which 4 million came from the Department of Environment and Local Government, another 4 million from the Department of Art,Sport and Tourism. The balance is being funded by Dublin City Council and Ballymun Regeneration Ltd. The Leisure Centre opened in the late June 2005.
The centre is located on the Main Street, opposite the Civic Offices, and will provide the following:
Aerobics and Gym Facilities.
The centre contains yoga and palates studio, separate spinning and aerobic studios, as well as a very large fully fitted out gym with TV screens.
Swimming Pools and Children's Play Area.
There are two swimming pools within the centre. The dimensions of the first pool are 8 metres x 25 metres, and alongside is another pool of the same length. The second pool is divided into two sections. One section caters for toddlers, and goes from 6 inches to 1 foot in depth. At the shallow end there is an area with play equipment. There are also two water slides with flumes (tubes)for the children. The slides are two different heights, and these exit into a separate pool. At the other end of this pool, there is a section where children can learn to swim. This area is 5 metres wide and 7 and a half metres long. There is also a section of the pool which has a water jet system in place. The pool also has a viewing area.
Steam and Sauna Facilities.
Steam and Sauna Facilities are also provided in the centre.
Management of the Centre.
Crunch Fitness has been selected to provide leisure management services for the Ballymun Centre.
Crunch have a wide level of experience, and currently operate centres in UCD, the Pavillion in Dun Laoghaire, Westmanstowm in Lucan, and they are also currently building a centre on the old Virgin Mega Store on Aston Quay.
Cost of Using the Centre.
This centre was built for the community of Ballymun, and will specifically target residents of Ballymun. It will provide both a "Pay by Visit" whereby people pay each time they use the centre, or there is an option for availing of an annual membership. The annual membership will be set at a more economic price than the pay per visit option. This option is suitable for people who want to use the centre more than once a week. It will be possible to pay the membership fee on a monthly basis, and there will be both family and individual memberships. When costs have been agreed, we will provide an update on the website, and also in our monthly newsletter, The Ballymun Update.
Leisure Centre Programmes of Activities.
The new town centre complex will have a very extensive and busy programme of activities for children,teenagers and adults.
This page was updated on 22nd July, 2005