Killarney Sports & Leisure Centre — Attraction in Killarney Municipal District

Me and my son visited this place 2weeks ago and were using they free weights as my son was benching some weights 1 staff member ran over to us saying that my son was not aload to use theses weights I asked why he told me u need to be 16years old I told they guy that my son was 19 with 1 month and he told me sorry that u actually need to be 20 use they bench in the mean time there were some very young looking guys using the bench next to us. Me and my son felt so intimidated why immediately started walking to the changing rooms while they staff member said he was calling the manger the moment we reached the changing rooms they staff member and they manger came storming in he told me that he did not believe me that my son was 19 years old and asked me how my son is so small I said he had growing problems which he had and he started to laugh at me and then they walked out and told me to drop in at they office on my way out to show some identification I said they no problem me and my son was walking into they jacuzzi and they same manger came down and told my son to leave the jacuzzi at A Very high voice volume in the mean while there was 2 more guys in they jacuzzi he fowled me and my son to they changing room and looked around him and when he saw there was no body in they changing room he told my son to stop lying and get out of they 🔞changing rooms and go to they normal ones my I complain him to the front desk and they next day I asked my son if he wanted to join me to they gym and swim and he asked me if we could move to they hotel Killarney I said I will ring them and asked if I could join and they said come in and we can join u up and I highly rate they hotel Killarney. I advise u to stay away from Killarney...

I recently visited Killarney Sports and Leisure Club with my son.

The facility itself is well-maintained, clean, and modern, with clear water. While it’s unfortunate that there are no starting blocks (the pool is not deep enough), we were pleased to see flags — a great feature for backstroke training.

However, one major issue worth addressing is the age restriction policy:

"You must be 13 years or older to use the pool on your own. Any children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult at all times."

While I understand the need for safety, this one-size-fits-all rule does not take into account experienced young swimmers, particularly those who hold Swim Ireland Competitive Membership. Many 10-12-year-olds are highly skilled, often swimming at a much higher level than their parents, yet they are still required to have an adult in the water with them.

If the concern is insurance, perhaps a better approach would be to introduce a system where Swim Ireland competitive members can access the pool independently. If the issue is pricing, then be transparent — if €6.5 per visit seems too low, adjusting the fee slightly for unaccompanied (in the pool) minors with proven swim proficiency would be a far better solution than enforcing an arbitrary age limit.

I hope management considers refining these policies to better support young swimmers while maintaining a safe and welcoming...

Joined here in Jan and was delighted at first. When I joined it was very good. Plenty of space to swim before work and after and then February rolled around and it all changed. My advice -If you are joining to swim and work for a living I would suggest you avoid here.Once feb arrived I found most of pool lanes are closed off outside of working hours with swim clubs who seem to be there morning and night during peak times working people normally swim , private lessons, aqua arobics, adult lessons, school lessons and so on. The couple of lanes that are left for the public are taken with serious fast swimmers, kids doing private lessons who instructors put them swimming across the lanes! and kids playing ball or messing. Classes are good but most of the good ones are during the day . They also tend to increase the price of classes for...