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Fri 11 Nov 2002New pool makes an architectural splashThe Aquatic Centre, perhaps the only element of Sports Campus Ireland that will ever be built, adds some sparkle to a bleak suburban landscape, writes Frank McDonaldThe Government and the Irish people would be very proud of the National Aquatic Centre at Abbotstown, west Dublin, when it opens next February, according to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Mr O'Donoghue. Having paid €62 million for it, they could hardly be otherwise.