Judge directs nightclub owners to install CCTV

A CORK family whose son died in controversial circumstances last night welcomed a district judge's decision to make close circuit television cameras compulsory in and around nightclub venues.

Judge Michael Patwell warned nightclub owners in district court areas of north and east Cork he will refuse to renew dance licences if they fail to install CCTV.

The judge said his decision was prompted by the increase in late-night assaults at or near nightclubs and the likely conflicts of evidence which arise in subsequent court cases.