A south Dublin gym is set to close despite community opposition.
The Ballyogan community is "deeply disappointed" as Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has confirmed the close of the local gym in the Samuel Beckett Civic Centre. The gym will be shutting its doors on August 9 to facilitate the development of a new library on the site.
Dublin Rathdown Sinn Fein representative Shaun Tracey said: "[The closure] is despite concerns raised by gym users, many of whom will not be able to travel to the other DLR Leisure Gyms in Meadowbrook, Monkstown and Loughlinstown. Some gym users have told me that this facility is vital for them in managing their mental health, maintaining their physical health and just simply getting out of the house and meeting other people."
