Hotel cancels child pageant booking

The Dublin hotel which was due to stage a US-themed child’s beauty pageant this weekend, has cancelled the booking saying the organisers “did not identify the true nature of the event”.

The Universal Royalty event was scheduled to take place at the Bracken Court Hotel in Balbriggan tomorrow with up to 50 “babies, toddlers and teens” expected to participate.

However, in a statement last night, the hotel’s owners said it had cancelled the booking.