We Just Want To Swim - Templemore

29/07/2024

Go mona 👏👏👏

Mona McSharry wins OLYMPIC BRONZE 🥉🇮🇪

Mona wins Ireland's first medal of the games, what a moment for her 👏

17/04/2024

Great collage on Candiates running in the Local Elections for Fianna Fáil . I get a mention at the 1.50 minute and delighted to flag the We Just Want To Swim - Templemore campaign which I am so passionate and determined about.
We now have had two full schools go through lessons at the swimming pool. That's such a positive but getting Friday night classes back up and running is still our main objective and we continue to work towards that.
Thanks for your continued support.
Dee Ryan
Deirdre Ryan - Templemore

26/02/2024

A summary of the main points in my radio interview with Fran on Tipp FM

26/02/2024

Here is my chat with Fran from Tipp FM where we talk about the Garda College Templemore 60th year anniversary, the swimming pool and the potential of building on our relationship between the college and the community.

The people of Templemore fought a long campaign to retain access to the pool at the Garda college. There were marches, protests and meetings with TD’s and we thought the issue had come to some resol

23/02/2024

I will be on Tipp FM this morning at 9.30.

21/02/2024

60 years in our town Garda College Templemore . We have supported each other whether that's fundraising, accommodation, catering etc. From the beginning the swimming pool was the biggest connection there was between the town and the college. Unfortunately besides a couple of hours a week for the schools, the college has stepped back from its role as provider of swimming and lifesaving classes particularly for children. It's not that there is anything wrong with the pool, it's seems the appetite from the college is just not there to support its own community.
As a town we demonstrated over a years ago to ask the college to step back into that important and valued role so that Friday night swimming classes could restart for children. They continue to say no.
Today they march up our town to mark those 60 years and the town have not been asked or included in the celebrations. Many will say that's not much to celebrate.