Finglas Leisure Centre
(01) 8642584
Facilities
- Swimming Pool
- Sauna
- Steam Room
- Aerobic Studio
- Astro Turf
Classes
- Swimming
- Aerobics
- Aqua Aerobics
Description
Why not visit and check out our facilities? Our qualified fitness assessment personnel will be happy to assess your fitness needs. All of our facilities are supervised by qualified trainers and are available on a 'pay as you go' basis. In Finglas Leisure Centre we are proud to have secured the ILAM White Flag Award for 2008. The White Flag is the only comprehensive quality award for leisure facilities in Ireland.
Review this Gym
I've been going to this gym on and off for the past few years, always only paying the €5.80 per use. Last year I joined the NAC in Blanchardstown for 3 months to make use of the early opening times (6am). My schedule changed and evenings worked out better for me. I let the NAC membership expire and then joined the Finglas Leisure Centre for 15 months @ €299. I haven't come across value like that for a while now tbh. I reckon they are trying to push everyone towards membership as the single use fee has gone up to €7. I go in usually at 8pm - 8.30pm and stay till closing, and I don't find it overcrowded at all. Now, on occasion I've gone in at 7 and you'd be hardpressed to find anything free - again, I'd suggest that is due to a combo of the lack of alternate services in the area and the actual size of the building. I find the 4 loose benches adequate, along with the selection of free weights and bars. The machines available seem to be on par with most gyms I've been in although a set of dip bars wouldn't go astray. As regards maintenance of machines, I'd say one treadmill/bike along with one other machine would normally be down for 3-4 days. Again, nothing I haven't witnessed in other gyms. I find the staff good, not great. They're helpfull where they can be, a few of them are very knowledgeable, while a few of them are just kids who are there to make up numbers. Pool and showering facilities are clean enough IMO. All the tiling could be replaced, but thats just an observation. The only thing that annoys me is when they let in groups of kids, and don't monitor their behaviour. I've complained several times about little scummers attempting to break various machines and throwing mats around etc and it is dealt with, but the same feckers will be let in again another day. Overall I think its decent, for the money and location its good. In companring the facilities to the NAC gym, I'd hazard a guess in saying that they are not far off each other.
Date Posted: 06/09/2009 09:04:11
