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22 Oct 2025

Investigation launched after swimming pool closure

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An investigation has been launched into an incident which has resulted in the North’s first Olypmic-size swimming pool being closed. The pool (pictured), opened in 2012 at Greenvale Leisure Centre In Magherafelt, Co Derry, was sealed off last night after an incident which saw a glass panel in the viewing gallery break and fall at the poolside. A spokesperson for the Mid Ulster Council this morning said the pool would remain closed until the area had been cleared of glass. The spokesperson added: ”It is too early to say at this point how long the pool will be closed. The cause of the incident is under investigation by the Council.” When it opened, it was the North’s first 50 metre pool. Since then, a pool of a similar size has opened in Bangor in Co Down.

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