Organiser apologises to teens denied entry to disco

The organiser of a teenage disco in Cork, where emergency services were called to free a group of girls trapped in a lift, has apologised to hundreds of Junior Certificate students denied entry to the event.

The scene outside the disco at the Clayton Silver Springs Hotel on Thursday night was described as “chaotic” by parents who collected their children from the end-of-exams celebration.

Three units of Cork City Fire Brigade were called to free girls trapped in a lift in the hotel. Security, it emerged, also prevented hundreds of teenagers from entering the disco. Tickets had cost up to €27.