![]() While kids can still enjoy all the fun at branches in Blanchardstown, Coolock, Charlestown and Tallaght, we can’t help but mourn the now-demolished Stillorgan location. On summer days when playing outside on the road or enjoying the outdoors wasn’t an option, Leisureplex gave us space to run around and get out all our energy.īe it through bowling, arcade games, laser tag or the indoor jungle gym, Leisureplex was the perfect way to stay entertained. The lost baths of Dublin summers gone byĪs kids of the ‘00s will remember, Leisureplex was more than just a place of birthday parties - it was a place of refuge from the rains of Irish summer.Those who grew up in the '50s, '60s, '70s or '80s likely have many pool-side memories from the summers of their childhood to teenage years. Whether you were a South Dublin resident who was lucky enough to live near one or a Northsider/city dweller that used to get the train out, the baths were the best way to spend a sunny day for most. ![]() Remember the days when outdoor swimming pools weren’t something that, to most Irish people, only existed abroad or on TV screens? What we’d give to be able to go back to the heyday of one of the public seawater baths around Dublin that now stand in ruin. If you grew up in Dublin during the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s or even early ‘00s, something on this list likely played a role in the summers of your youth. We decided to take a look back the typical summers of Dublin childhoods by compiling different memories from different generations. ![]() Read more: In pictures: Sunny days in and near Dublin through the years From playing in the street or on the green 'til way past your normal bedtime to swimming in seawater you’d freeze in at any other time of year, some of our most cherished memories occurred in the summer. ![]() To our credit, there was quite a lot we managed to fit in those eight-or-so weeks of freedom. Though we still had a month of school-free weekdays to go, we thought about what we had done in our summer so far and what we still wanted to do before heading back to the books. And while the kids still have a few weeks of freedom left, it’ll be back-to- school season before we know it.Īs a kid, the beginning of August sometimes felt like you were on borrowed time. It’s August, meaning it’s the last month of the summer holidays.
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