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New Aquatic Centre

  • 06-03-2003 11:21am
    #1
    gazzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,050 ✭✭✭


    have any of you been up in the new Aquatic centre in Abbotstown??

    I was up there last night and i have to say it is very very impressive. The 50m pool is really cool to look at.


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  • #2
    Benbaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 344 ✭✭Benbaz


    Gazza please tell me that the pool in the Aquatic centre in Abbotstown is open to people actually swimming in it and that you didn't visit it just to look at it!!!!!! :rolleyes: ;)


  • #3
    gazzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,050 ✭✭✭gazzer


    The reason i was up there yesterday was because my brother is swimming in the Special Olympics this year and he had to go up yesterday to take part in the filming of an ad that is going to be shown on TV later in the month.


  • #4
    Benbaz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 344 ✭✭Benbaz


    Hey Gazzer, I kinda gathered that you were up there for some reason other than staring into a big hole!!! Didn't mean to cause offence, I was only pulling your leg!!! Sorry! ;)


  • #5
    gazzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,050 ✭✭✭gazzer


    No problem....i can see why you thought it though.


  • #6
    Kambika
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭Kambika


    I thought the opening is today ???!


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  • #7
    darzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭darzo


    I think maybe the official public opening is today. However the pool was specially built for the special olympics so they got to go in prior to the official opening. Also the life guards working by the pool for the special olympics had training there last week i think it was. My brother is doing it.


  • #8
    Kambika
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭Kambika


    Do you maybe know how much they want for a full membership (including the health centre that is) ?
    Im really looking forward going there today !!!!!!! :-)


  • #9
    darzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭darzo


    I thought it was run by the governement and not a private company. That would mean that it is not membership based. If it is thought I would assume about 200 per annum.


  • #10
    Kambika
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭Kambika


    I checked the webpage and it says that you have to be full member in order to use the health centre. I can imagine that its pretty expensive...


  • #11
    darzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭darzo


    Thats a bit messed up. It must be privately run while publically funded. Oh what a government we have.
    Were going to build this fantastic new pool for you to use, with your money, but you will have to pay to use it


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  • #12
    darzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭darzo


    Ye just looked at the website. Without calling them i would assume a swim only membership is about 200 and a full memebership about 600. thats just a theory though. Might give them a call later though


  • #13
    Enygma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,651 ✭✭✭Enygma


    Is the flowrider (www.flowrider.com) running up there?
    Which one is it? Is it the little speedbump or the 6ft barrel?

    If it's the barrel it might be worth a trip up.


  • #14
    Aoife D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Aoife D


    this country is a joke!For years they go on and on that we have no 50m pools...now we have 3 and you have to be a member to swim in them all!we should be encouraging people to swim and get fit not telling them they have to pay 200 euro to do so!!!

    gggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr:mad:


  • #15
    Jak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭Jak


    Oooh that flowrider thing looks interesting.


  • #16
    eth0_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭eth0_


    There was a 2 page spread on it in the Herald the other night, membership was about 600-700 euro a year, a swim costs €10!!!!


  • #17
    Kambika
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭Kambika


    A friend of mine has been there yesterday and said it was packed of kids so he got a refund of his money cause he wasnt able to take a swim anywhere....


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