‘Parents must step up’ as field hospital needed to treat drunk teens at Cork disco

Senior gardaí and medics have called for increased parental supervision around teenage discos after a dozen drunk children — three of whom were unconscious and had to be hospitalised — arrived at an underage alcohol-free disco in West Cork.

Supt Brendan Fogarty said he had concerns about the pressure the incident put on garda and ambulance resources, who responded to the incident at Bandon Rugby Club.

“I don’t want to have to shut down such events but I do have a serious concern that seven gardaí and in particular, three ambulances, were tied up dealing with this,” Supt Fogarty said.