The complex includes a 25m (6 lane) swimming pool, a gym, a 2,500 seat sports hall, an athletic track (named after Danny McDaid), soccer pitch, children's play area and skate park.

The sports complex caters for indoor soccer, badminton, basketball, volleyball, aerobics, athletics, swimming, and gymnastics.

Music on the night was provided by Phil Coulter, Paul Brady and Eleanor McEvoy, who sang "Fairytale of New York".

[13] The opening proved controversial as many local politicians believed the old leisure centre located on the High Road should be closed to facilitate the building of a new courthouse.

[15] Doctors and nurses rushed to the scene to tend to the sick, the closest hospital activated its emergency plan and the building was evacuated.

[16] There were reports of children "screaming" and a parent who witnessed the event from the viewing gallery stated that "a green liquid spray[ed] into the pool".

[17] One mother, whose son was infected, said "he saw a dark brown fluid coming out in the pool under water" and described the children as "sick, coughing and vomiting".

[17] According to emergency services, the incident proved to be "very serious" and children required hospital treatment,[18] with some of those affected being admitted intensive care.