The Minister for Justice is set to question garda authorities on Friday as to why the local community in Tipperary continue to be prevented from using the Garda College swimming pool.
THE MINISTER FOR Justice is set to question garda authorities on Friday as to why the local community in Tipperary continue to be prevented from using the Garda College swimming pool.
The pool was used by local schools and for classes for children and adults in swimming and life-saving – but in recent months the State closed off the pool to the public. In previous reports local activists said that the community had been using the pool for 40 years and that the decision to remove the right of access had damaged the relationship with gardaí.
Following a meeting with local people, then-Taoiseach Micheál Martin gave assurances that the problem would be dealt with and that locals would get access again.This week The Journal learned that the ban is continuing and that garda authorities have not agreed to allow the public have access. “For decades the college worked collaboratively with the community to facilitate swimming lessons for children,” she said.
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