Club stops raves after threats

THE owner of an Armagh nightclub, Mr Donal Gorman (left), who has decided to stop holding raves at the club after Direct Action…

THE owner of an Armagh nightclub, Mr Donal Gorman (left), who has decided to stop holding raves at the club after Direct Action Against Drugs, believed to be a cover name for the IRA, ordered him to shut down the premises by December 20th last.

Last summer, Sharon Giles (19) from Seskinore, Omagh, Co Tyrone (above), died after taking ecstasy at the club, called Arena.

Mr Gorman, however, has been praised by the RUC for his co operation in tackling" the drugs trade in and around his club. He, believes that his efforts to stop drugs being sold in the club led to the threats against him.

Mr Gorman has decided that the usual Saturday night raves at the Arena will revert to disco type dances.

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"In the light of what has been happening recently, I find the threats terrifying. But my commitments are such that I just can't shut down the nightclub", he said yesterday.