The study will be carried out of council-owned lands in the Leixlip Demesne townland, close to both Leixlip and Celbridge.
A feasibility study is to be commissioned for a swimming pool for Leixlip.
The study will be carried out of council-owned lands in the Leixlip Demesne townland, close to both Leixlip and Celbridge.
There will be €1million committed to the project by Intel.
Swim Ireland has also supported the plans to develop permanent swimming facilities in conjunction with Kildare County Council.
The news has been welcomed by a number of Kildare cllrs and TDs, such as Kildare North TDs Naoise Ó Cearúil and Aidan Farrelly, Labour Cllr Rupert Heather, Fianna Fáil Cllr Bernard Caldwell, Social Democrats Cllr Claire O'Rourke and Minister for Higher Education/Kildare North TD James Lawless.
Social Democrats Councillor for Leixlip Nuala Killeen said that it's the "first tangible step towards a permanent swimming pool for Leixlip":
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