Club manager refused to clear hall after bomb warning

A former nightclub manager today admitted he refused to clear a packed dance hall despite warnings from senior gardai that there could be two bombs on the premises.

A former nightclub manager today admitted he refused to clear a packed dance hall despite warnings from senior gardaí that there could be two bombs on the premises.

John Mitchell, ex-head barman at Frank McBrearty’s club in Raphoe, Co Donegal, said two gardaí officers just walked away after he insisted he wouldn’t evacuate it.