One of the country’s oldest glazing firms which employs 84 people was on the brink of closure last night after a last-minute takeover deal collapsed.

FIVE major Cork city sports groups have joined forces to hit out at the controversial €750,000 Rock Bingo development, claiming it will have a “devastating effect” on the funding of their organisations.

The outcome of a case involving a Cork city bingo hall could set a precedent for charitable laws, says Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

JUST half an hour before it was due to open for the first time last night, gardaí raided a new 1,000-capacity bingo hall in Cork and seized all the bingo books.

A DISTRICT court judge has refused to grant a licence for a commercially run bingo hall in Cork which would have given 10% of its proceeds to charities.