Cork hotel cancels wedding renewal days before event

A couple have had their Christmas "ruined" after a hotel cancelled their New Year’s Eve wedding renewal days before the event.

Matthew and Deborah Smith, from White’s Cross, were due to renew their vows today in The Ambassador Hotel in front of family and friends.

Though the couple had fully paid for the event, they say the general manager of the hotel, Anne O’Leary, wanted to charge an additional €1,200. When they would not pay, the hotel told them their event was cancelled.