‘Invasion’ youths tried to trash boats in Crookhaven

During a weekend of drink-fuelled chaos which rocked a scenic coastal village, a fire extinguisher was thrown into a caravan where two children with special needs were sleeping.

There were also claims that some of the almost 200 teenagers in Crookhaven in West Cork on Friday night and Saturday night tried to trash boats and yachts moored in the harbour. The details emerged yesterday after the Irish Examiner first reported local anger about the weekend rampage.

The teens, aged between 15 and 18, began arriving in Crookhaven on Friday afternoon, laden with bags of alcohol, before setting up camp at Galley Cove.