Rainey v residents in licence row
Magherafelt District Council is to seek legal advice after town residents objected to the renewal of an entertainment licence for a local sporting and social club.
Residents in the Parkmore estate and members of the Rainey Old Boys Rugby Club made their case to councillors at this week’s monthly meeting.
During the meeting councillors voted to go into closed session and members of the press were ordered to leave the council chamber.
Parkmore residents and club chiefs have been locked in a long running dispute over allegations of anti social behaviour by party goers pouring out of the club’s Hatrick Park complex at night.
In recent months Magherafelt council chairman Paul McLean and councillor Jim Campbell attended meetings between residents and the club in a bid to find a compromise.
However, relations between the groups took a nose dive recently and a number of residents have objected to an application for the club’s entertainment licence to be renewed.
Rainey Chairman Arnold McLean confirmed the club have hired a barrister to help them fight the residents.
“We have done everything we can to try and resolve this issue,” he said.
“We have met them and met them. There are a lot of things going on around some of the houses and we are getting the blame. We now have a barrister involved and we are paying him well to look after it for us.”
No residents were available for comment.
Magherafelt District Council refused to comment. However, insiders have confirmed that the council is set to take legal advice before a final decision on the licence application is made.
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