Inconsiderate neighbour - looking for advice.

Update - the Garda have confirmed to me that they visited the neighbour on Friday evening and spoken to them.

Not a peep from them since.

But, I have been wondering if they might retaliate in some way. Any thoughts on this?

I lived in Germany briefly. I was told not even to use a vacuum cleaner on Sundays and quiet times.

Thanks for this. I don't want to stoop to their level but I am prepared to go to any legally and socially acceptable extent to get this nuisance to stop.

Every time the noise nuisance happened, I had been emailing the Gardai. The last time, I called 112. I intend to keep at this until the nuisance stops permanently.

On an external wall. Our boxes are not backing on to each other, if this is why you are asking.

I'm hoping that they don't escalate any further.

Actually, you might be on to something there. There is no noise nuisance from the neighbour when the female is at home.

Essentially, what the neighbour is doing is this (highlighted below)

Not sure what the threshold is for this to happen. I intend to find out.

I am sincerely hoping it doesn't get to this and there are no more instances of noise nuisance and I having to call 112. It is all very stressful and makes me anxious.

After much emailing and phone calls and getting a Councillor to speak to the Superintendent - two community Gardai came up to our house to speak to us in person.

They are still trying to downplay this as normal in closely built environments. I have explained multiple times, over and over again that it is not normal living noises I am complaining about but spiteful loud music.

I have been told not to call 112 anymore. Now I know this is futile and have no appetite to do this anymore. I intend to email the local station each time it happens to create written records.

When I mentioned filing a Section 108 case with the District Court, the community Garda again tried to dissuade me saying the hostilities could further escalate. Anyone have personal experience of how bad this can get with neighbours? I understand this depends on the character/anti-social tendencies of the neighbour. The worst I have had so far (apart from the deliberately loud music) is the male ringing the doorbell and shouting at me about a parking issue. Relations with the neighbours is frosty for now; we ignore each other when we happen to leave the house at the same time. But how bad can it get? How can I protect ourselves from the worst of it?

Also, will I need a solicitor to bring a case under Part 11 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 for anti-social behaviour - extract from Citizens Information website below. The Garda is categorically refusing to accept that this is anti-social behaviour where private dwellings are concerned. Is he right? Should I raise with the Sergeant or request the Councillor to raise with the Superintendent?