§ MR. WILLIAM ABRAHAM () Cork Co., E.To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state how many policemen attended the Gaelic Tournament at Rathcormac on the 9th of November without paying for admission; on how many occasions have disturbances arisen out of meetings for Gaelic sports held in the town since their inception; and whether he will explain on what authority the police claim a right to attend these sports without payment, when a charge is made for admission.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) A head constable and ten men. No disturbances have hitherto taken place at sports held at Rathcormac. When the police attend race meetings and sports they do so with the object of preventing disorder. Their attendance on such occasions is almost invariably desired by the promoters, and it is the practice on such occasions to exempt them from payment of the entrance fees.