The superintendent who got warrants to inspect and search the Rock Bingo hall in Togher, Cork city, said yesterday that he acted on the advice of the office of the Attorney General.

THE 1,000-seater Rock Bingo hall in Togher, Cork, which has been dogged by legal issues for several months was effectively given the go-ahead to operate by Mr Justice Frank Clarke at the High Court yesterday.

THE operators of Cork’s first ‘super’ bingo hall have defended their use of Longford rugby club’s lottery licence to stage bingo sessions on Leeside.

ALMOST two months after a battle over its legality forced it to close after two nights, Cork’s 1,000-seater bingo hall will reopen its doors to the public on New Year’s Day.

THE operators of a new super-bingo hall in Cork have insisted that their 1,000-seat commercial venture will not hit smaller venues which fund sports clubs and charities.

A COMPANY operating a bingo hall yesterday spoke of its “enormous relief” after the High Court declared its activities were lawful.

A GARDA superintendent whose officers searched a bingo hall and seized property in a case where the licence is in dispute said yesterday at the High Court in Cork that “the last thing I wanted to do was go down there and take bingo books from old ladies”.

A GARDA superintendent who was criticised in the High Court for his opposition to a bingo hall operating in Cork City was defended yesterday when it was claimed he had a legal obligation to act the way he did.

AN action arising from Garda actions against a bingo hall in Cork city has been adjourned on terms that include gardaí having to give 24-hour notice to the operator of any likely district court warrants.

An action arising from a Garda "raid" on a bingo hall in Cork city has been adjourned on terms including that if a Garda Supt wants to seek warrants against the bingo operator, he has to do so on notice to the operator.

GARDAÍ and residents in Bishopstown, Co Cork, have objected to the liquor licence being renewed for two bars in the area unless the bars’ owners gave undertakings not to have anything to do with the so-called CIT Christmas Day.

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.

A Chicago woman arrested for importing cocaine into Cork in a beehive hairdo was brought before Cork District Court today.