TR INIT Y NEWS
Tuesday 7 November 2023
Vol. 70, Issue 4
Ireland’s Oldest Student Newspaper
“Two of our four windows were shattered”: Kavanagh Court Students residents criticise accommodation’s response to disturbances criticise lack of Residents called the accommodation’s response to fireworks and damage caused by non-residents “unreasonable” Maddy Pitman Deputy News Editor
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TUDENTS LIVING IN KAVANAGH COURT HAVE CRITICISED THE ACCOMMODATION’S response to recent disturbances, including fireworks being “aimed” at flats and damage to property. They said disturbances from
support during the nearby Diamond Park, which any guests or residents, and the concerned about the state of the Erasmus was opened this summer and is resident also said the windows in apartment than with the state of not owned by Kavanagh Court that flat remained broken for over my safety and well being.” or its parent company Yugo, have 30 days. Students also criticised Students have also reported process Yugo’s focus on a drawing done on resulted in fireworks landing in the accommodation and damage to property, “It’s a constant thing,” said resident Adam McGrath. “At first… it was funny to me, just because it was ridiculous, [but] we’re at the point now where they keep going and going.” One resident said they reported “fireworks shot at [the residents], bamboo spears making their way into the apartment through an open window, and stones, rocks, and wood planks which were used to shatter two of our four kitchen windows” to Kavanagh Court in an email. In their email response seen by Trinity News, Kavanagh Court said that “[they were] made aware of some further breakage of the glass by an attender of a party [the residents] hosted”. Multiple eyewitnesses said the damage was not caused by
a cupboard in the flat rather than the damage to the windows. In the email seen by Trinity News, Yugo said that they had looked into getting new glass, then added: “In the meantime, I also need to talk to you guys about the graffiti on your cupboards… as you should already know, we will be inspecting kitchens over the coming weeks, and as it stands your kitchen will not pass inspection.” Another resident reported to Yugo in September that a firecracker was thrown through their window by “a bunch of boys”, which “exploded in [their living room]”. “I’m lucky there was no bodily harm done to myself or my apartment didn’t catch on fire,” they said. “When I brought my concern to Yugo and told them what happened, they were more
seeing fireworks landing in a small courtyard next to the park and exploding. This courtyard is located beside a popular study space. “It’s not just a disruption, it’s genuinely scary,” one resident told Trinity News. “Noise disturbance can be expected from a park,” another resident tells Trinity News. “But this is just too much.” In an email seen by Trinity News, Yugo contacted residents on September 21 advising students to contact Dublin City Council: “As I’m sure many of you on the south facing side of the building are aware, there has been an issue of noise late at night coming from the newly opened and rather lovely Diamond Park.” “Please report any and all instances where you are disturbed by activities in the park outside Continued on page 2>>
Aidan Cusack, Aoibhinn Clancy News Managing Editor, Deputy News Editor
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TUDENTS CURRENTLY ON ERASMUS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT a lack of support during the summer, trouble registering for modules, and a need Continued on page 2>>
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