Top-class new leisure centre opens in Tullamore

The people of Tullamore welcomed the opening of the long-awaited leisure centre and swimming pool in the town on Monday. Aura Sport and Leisure Management with Tullamore Town Council, opened the doors of the new state-of-the-art leisure facility, Aura Tullamore Leisure Centre. Located on the Hophill Road, facilities include a 25 metre swimming pool, learner pool, shallow play pool with fun features, a fully equipped state-of-the-art gym, aerobics studio, steam room and sauna. The centre also has two five-aside all weather football pitches. Tullamore Town Council invested around €5 million into the project to ensure that it was built. The centre is operated on a "Pay-As-You-Go" option, as the company is committed to ensuring that the leisure centre is accessible to everyone, especially families. The new complex is expected to be a valuable leisure amenity for the local community and surrounding areas. 'Anyone who wants to enjoy a fun family day out, or who wants to get fit, lose weight, tone up or simply relax and unwind can do so at the Aura Tullamore Leisure Centre without having to sign up for annual membership,' said Emma Killeen, the company"s Managing Director. 'On behalf of the people of Tullamore I am delighted that this great day has arrived,' said Cllr Sean O"Brien. 'The whole community in Tullamore have been hoping for this day for nearly twenty years and the people have contributed from their own pockets to make sure it happened... This is a great example of the Town Council, the people, local businesses and the Government working together successfully to create a fantastic facility for Tullamore and Offaly.' The centre will be officially opened by An Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Cllr Sean O"Brien Chairperson of the Tullamore Town Council on Friday October 31.