A Circuit Court Judge in Donegal has ordered a number of nightclubs in the county to close early after hearing evidence of a growing public order problem.
Nine nightclubs in Donegal town, Bundoran and Letterkenny had sought special exemptions until 2.30am over the St Patrick's bank holiday and Easter weekends.
However, two Superintendents applied to have that cut back to 1.30am because of the large number of people going onto the streets at 2.30am and the amount of public order problems that arise.
Yesterday six of the nine clubs agreed to a compromise closing time of 2am and today Judge O'Hagan ordered that the remaining three should also close at 2am.
