28/01/2014

Teen Critical After Nightclub Queue Crush

Seven people have been injured in a crush outside a Dublin nightclub on Harcourt Street.

An 18-year-old woman is also said to be in a critical condition in St James's Hospital following the incident. Four others needed treatment at the hospital's emergency department.

According to Gardaí, some 1,500 were queuing outside Copper Face Jacks at about midnight when the incident happened.

It is understood that the club was running a night called 'Messy Mondays', where all drinks are priced at €3.50.

(MH/JP)

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