Bingo hall finally opens after legal battle

ATTEMPTS to finally kick start a super-bingo venture which has been the subject of an ongoing legal row between its operators and gardaí were successful last night, despite the arrival of gardaí with a search warrant after the games had begun.

Rock Bingo, located at the former Waters Glass premises in Togher, Cork city, opened for business after a recent ruling by the High Court that it was a lawful enterprise.

The operators, the Barber family, had tried to open the 1,000-seater venue in November, but 30 minutes before games were due to begin, gardaí entered the hall with a search warrant and confiscated bingo books.