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Fireworks Night (Start of Wex Opera Fest.) - any trouble?

  • 17-10-2010 02:47AM
    #1
    rhythm90
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 130 ✭✭


    Hey folks,

    So I'm just home from a night in Wexford which began with live acts on the quays, street displays and general mass migration to the town centre by a good portion of the people in the town!

    Thankfully, I got to observe the firework display from a sweet distance vantage point - the safe warm surroundings of my mates flat!

    My reason to start thread is purely out of curiosity...

    Since this is the first time in many years fireworks night has been held on a Saturday, did anyone see any trouble about?? It was something me and my mates had all agreed we thought there would be...

    Give a bunch the whole town a good reason to gather on the quay, stock off licences full, surely theres gona be some hassle?

    I'm curious really just cos I've seen some mad fights etc. on previous fireworks nites when I was out wandering about the streets afterwards...


Comments

  • #2
    Holmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 284 ✭✭Holmer


    Walked from Corish Park to Chocolate around 2am, didn't see a bit of trouble, not even many around really. Granted the Stores hadn't let out yet


  • #3
    Zhane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭Zhane


    There was quiet a few broken windows on the town after the weekend.


  • #4
    oldyouth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,754 ✭✭✭oldyouth


    Zhane wrote: »
    There was quiet a few broken windows on the town after the weekend.
    Nothing out of the ordinary then :(


  • #5
    RadioRetro
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    The Wexford People reports that there was just one public order arrest on opening night and that the Gardai were delighted with the low level of naughtiness.


  • #6
    timmywex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭timmywex


    There was a huge crowd around town up till about 11, when anyone younger went home and older people were clubbing/in pubs.

    Being out myself and then driving around after, there was no more trouble than a normal night, granted though the 2 hours after the fireworks the gaurds were much busier than normal patrolling around!


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