Student riots

poppyvally

Anybody hear of big trouble in O'Connell St., last night? Leaving cert students ran amok at Supermacs & caused a lot of structural damage including a garda car, No links available so far

CptSternn

A mate of mine posted this on Facebook. He was there sure.

maiden

A lot of singing and noise, 15 year old who isnt a Leaving Cert student broke a window on a garda car, not exactly rioting!!

The gist of it here on YT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKKMAhjTAZQ&feature=player_embedded

Lady Chatterton

Here is certainly no evidence of rioting in that video and to date there have been no reports of riots in the media.

MarkR

More like young ones who can't handle a few scoops.

Stuxnet

Sensationalism...do you write for the sun ?

Clareman

I was talking to a few Leaving Cert students at the weekend (at a match before anyone thinks I'm a weirdo ) and they were saying that Wednesday night was a disaster for them, every bouncer was being very strict with IDs (i.e. doing their job), the Queen's wasn't letting anyone in without proper ID, off-licenses weren't giving anything out either. There was hassle in the Abbey Street car park where some 15 year old threw something through the squad car, otherwise the only thing that happened was a massive song & dance outside Supermancs

Balagan

CptSternn wrote: »

A mate of mine posted this on Facebook. He was there sure.

There are two squad cars in that photo - wouldn't that be the entire squad car fleet for Ennis now?

haybob

The youth of today ?? I dont Know??

In my day we knew how to riot!!!!!!!!!!!

CptSternn

haybob wrote: »

The youth of today ?? I dont Know??

In my day we knew how to riot!!!!!!!!!!!

That's not a riot, THIS is a riot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvJjCb9s5Ys&feature=g-upl

redzerologhlen

Balagan wrote: »

There are two squad cars in that photo - wouldn't that be the entire squad car fleet for Ennis now?

I would doubt it. Its a rare night you would go to ennis without seeing a few squad cars floating around the place. The garda seem to be very active around ennis imo.

maiden

CptSternn wrote: »

That's not a riot, THIS is a riot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvJjCb9s5Ys&feature=g-upl

That is foot tapping stuff!

Stuxnet

Clareman wrote: »

I was talking to a few Leaving Cert students at the weekend (at a match before anyone thinks I'm a weirdo ) and they were saying that Wednesday night was a disaster for them, every bouncer was being very strict with IDs (i.e. doing their job), the Queen's wasn't letting anyone in without proper ID, off-licenses weren't giving anything out either. There was hassle in the Abbey Street car park where some 15 year old threw something through the squad car, otherwise the only thing that happened was a massive song & dance outside Supermancs

Im 32 now grew up in Ennis....can safely say, the same ding dong stuff happened when we were 15/16 after the results 15 odd years ago ! its nothing new.....only thing that changed was we did get served in the offies and were let in the queens back then :cool:

god be with the days

mrswhiplash47

The Garda in Ennis are first class.I have seen it for myself when a neighbor who lived on his own died.

Balagan

redzerologhlen wrote: »

I would doubt it. Its a rare night you would go to ennis without seeing a few squad cars floating around the place. The garda seem to be very active around ennis imo.

How recently have you seen a few squad cars around Ennis, simultaneously?

Battleflag

Balagan wrote: »

How recently have you seen a few squad cars around Ennis, simultaneously?

Any time I go into town I always see at least two squad cars or a few gardai patrolling the streets. Seem to come across more gardai checkpoints in the recent months too.

Lady Chatterton

I can't really speak about Ennis but the Gardaí are always pretty visible in Killaloe. They routinely drive in around estates in Killaloe and Ballina ensuring that there is no anti social behaviour and checking that properties are secure as there would be a high percentage of holiday properties in the area.

redzerologhlen

Balagan wrote: »

How recently have you seen a few squad cars around Ennis, simultaneously?

Most nights Im in Ennis which might be 1 or 2 nights a week. Not very much I know but they do seem to have a fairly visible presence around the town. As another poster said its a nightmare for checkpoints too. Have gone through at least 5 or 6 there in the last year alone normally of a Friday night. Above anywhere I have ever been I would have said Ennis has a good garda presence to be honest, bordering on having too many based there.

kstand

A load of lads having a bit of craic - we did the same thing in town when we got our leaving cert reults nearly 20 years ago.

niall100

Ahh just let them have a laugh

phill106

Video looks like it was shot using a turnip!