Children as young as 12 coming into Cork and getting drunk, warns police chief

“Do their parents know where they are?” asks Chief Superintendent Barry McPolin

Gardai out in force in Cork City centre on a Saturday night. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Children as young as 12 are coming into Cork City centre, getting intoxicated and staying out until 1am, Chief Superintendent Barry McPolin warned the city's Joint Policing Committee. 

These children out are vulnerable, despite Garda patrols and there have been a number of assaults reported, he warned.