Mullingar Pool Action Group

30/04/2026

Well done to Lobby for a Public Swimming Pool for Lucan, Co. Dublin who successfully campaigned for a new pool for Lucan which is opening this week.

It has been 12 years since the Lucan pool lobby group was formed.

Mullingar Pool Action Group is almost 4 years old now. If funding is granted for the proposed new swimming pool in the Mullingar Regional Sports Centre it will pave the way for this much needed facility in our community which will have the capacity and facilities to meet the growing population of the greater Mullingar area .

22/04/2026

Mullingar Pool Action Group were represented by vice chairperson Robert Keane on Newstalk radio this afternoon 📻.

Robert discussed the proposed new swimming pool for Mullingar and the critical need for funding to facilitate this project moving forward and bring this much needed new swimming pool to reality 💶.

Listen from 16.05 minutes.

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Yesterday on the show, we discussed how PE in school often puts adults off exercise later in life...

07/04/2026

The Irish Times contains an interesting article today on the decline of public swimming pools in Ireland.

“A report published by Swim Ireland last December said that at least a quarter of the swimming pools in the State are more than 35 years old and coming to the end of their lifespan.”

The current Mullingar public swimming pool has been in operation since the early 1970’s and continues to serve our community brilliantly as it has done over the last 50+ years.

However the town’s population and needs have grown significantly since then and the proposed development of the new fit for purpose swimming pool as part of the new Mullingar Regional Sports Centre in Blackhall will be a much welcome and necessary addition to the community.

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Swim Ireland says the ‘shocking’ reality is 57% of swimming pools in the State are located in hotels

31/12/2025

🎉🎉 Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year from all the Mullingar Pool Action Group members 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣.

2025 has seen significant progress for the new swimming pool with the granting of planning permission for the Mullingar Regional Sports Centre 🏗️.

We look forward to this project continuing to advance in 2026. It is imperative that funding is successfully secured to do this 💶💶.

We will continue to work with Westmeath County Council, our local councillors, TDs and wider community to keep this critical amenity at the top of the agenda 💪.

Mullingar Pool Action Group (MPAG) celebrated their third anniversary recently, an anniversary that carries particular significance, as it follows the decision by Westmeath County Council to grant full Part 8 planning permission for the proposed new pool ...

09/12/2025

Mullingar Pool Action Group held a meeting recently in the Greville Arms Hotel. It has been over 3 years since the group was formed in October 2022 with lots of work done and lots more to do.

The decision by Westmeath County Council to grant full part 8 planning permission for the proposed new pool and sports complex has been a very welcome step forward in the pool project.

Mullingar Pool Action Group look forward to continuing to work with our local TDs, Westmeath County Council and the wider community to keep this project to the fore and ensure that it continues to progress.
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28/10/2025

🎉🎉 We got planning!! 🎉🎉

For the past three years, as a community group we have worked extremely hard in highlighting the need and advocating for a new swimming pool to serve the greater Mullingar community as a whole.

We are delighted to see that full Part 8 planning has been granted to Westmeath County Council to commence the tendering for and ultimately construction of the new swimming pool 🏗️.

Getting to this point has seen so many people within Mullingar working hard and giving their time and energy to the project. In many ways the real work starts now but it’s important to thank the elected members of the council, our local politicians and WCC in getting to this stage.

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12/08/2025

🙌🙌 It is fantastic to see things progressing and the planning notice displayed in Blackhall for the new Mullingar Regional Sports Centre 🎉.

This planning notice marks another important step forward from Westmeath County Council in the delivery of a new swimming pool for Mullingar that has the capacity and facilities to serve our community 👌

Delighted to see movement on Mullingar’s much-needed Regional Sports Complex.

Here’s the planning notice erected in Blackhall.

18/07/2025

🙌 Mullingar Pool Action Group welcome the news from Westmeath County Council that the planning process for the new Mullingar Regional Sports Complex will commence next week 👌.

All members of the community are invited to a public consultation next Wednesday, July 23rd, from 4pm-8pm in the Atrium at Áras an Chontae, Mullingar🗓️.

This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested to meet the design team and see the designs of the new complex 📖.

This is another important step forward in the delivery of a new swimming pool for Mullingar which has the facilities and capacity to cater for everyone in our wonderful town and surrounding areas 👏.

Westmeath County Council will lodge planning applications for the Mullingar regional sports complex projects this week.