A Cork bar has defended its door policies after it received a torrent of criticism after it asked a man with Down syndrome to provide age identification, even though he was with his parents, who emphasised that he is 21.

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HE didn’t notice himself breaking into a fast, ungainly walk towards Daniel Goulding. Along the sideline with the Hogan Stand suppressing, suffocating. Simple message. Kick it dead and this will be all over. He thought the message was simple. No ambivalence. Kick the ball dead.