The south Sligo town of Tubbercurry is set to get its own swimming pool this September with the provision of a pop-up swimming pool for a three-month period.
The pool will be indoors, heated, fully equipped, fully accessible and has changing facilities.
It's a 12m x 3.4m steel structure, which holds 45,000 litres of water and is sheltered from the elements in a hard-sided and heated marquee.
It will provide an ideal place to learn to swim, develop swimming skills or just to enjoy how great it feels to relax and dip your head in the water.
The project is being co-ordinated by Sligo Sports & Recreation Partnership, Sligo County Council - and it's hoped the facility will be up and running in early September.
Deirdre Lavin, Sports Co-ordinator with Sligo Sports & Recreation Partnership, spoke to Ocean FM Sport's Austin O'Callaghan:
The Pop-up Pool is operated by Swim Ireland.
There are lifeguards and swim teachers on duty and the pool has capacity for 16 children and 12 adults. Bookings for the pool can be made on the Swim Ireland website. Bookings open in the next few weeks and there will be options for Schools, Community Groups, Learn to Swim and AquaAerobics.
