Defendants claimed security man was kneeling on the back of a man on the ground

The judge adjourned the case until November 10 to see probation reports on the three defendants. File photo.

A man and two women who admitted engaging in a violent disorder outside Cork city centre pub claimed that they were reacting to a security man kneeling on the back of another man on the ground.

Daithí Ó Donnabháin, solicitor for the three accused, said, “They did not go out that night to cause trouble. They reacted to what occurred outside the premises.”