Bingo hall to reopen after court battle

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.

At the start of November, Rock Bingo tried to launch in the former Waters Glass premises in Togher. However, 30 minutes before games were due to begin the hall was raided and the bingo books seized by gardaí. That was the beginning of a High Court battle which only drew to a conclusion earlier this month.

At first the owners were successful in gaining an interim injunction, which allowed them to open for another two days.