UCC Express Issue 10

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Tuesday, February 23rd 2016 | uccexpress.ie | Volume 19 | Issue 10

Students & General Election Pg. 5 - News

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UCC Fails to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour Chris McCahill - Deputy News Editor

Minister Kathleen Lynch, has criticised UCC for failing to effectively tackle anti-social behaviour amid complaints from residents concerning all-night parties and litter problems. These complaints were made last week by residents during UCC’s RAG week. Residents say they are sick and tired of the noise and mess caused by RAG week. A meeting did take place between UCC representatives and residents but Minister Lynch said it was regrettable

that the regular community forums had been “dismantled”. Paddy Hayes and Rose Walsh, residents from magazine road, claimed they were living with constant anti-social behaviour which is at a peak during RAG week. Ms. Walsh claimed she had emerged one morning to pick up glass bottles and claimed a party was still ongoing in one of the houses. Mr. Hayes claimed students had no respect for cars as wing mirrors, wipers and aerials are often broken off. “They’re treating the place like an open skip. There are parties at 11am in the morning. We’re not

tarring all students with the same brush but something has to be done. We don’t want to be complaining all the time either, but what else can we do?” Residents took the opportunity to raise their concerns to Minister Lynch when she was canvassing in the area. Some are calling for students to be arrested by Gardaí. Minister Lynch commented on the issue saying that: “From early September every year there are residents who feel as if they are virtually prisoners in their own home. I have spoken to residents who look forward

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to May each year and the peace and quiet that it brings”. “No community should be expected to have to deal with nightly drinking and parties on residential streets along with litter-strewn streets every morning. Frankly, I think there is a lack of communication between the university and residents and I consider it unacceptable that community forums appear to have been dismantled”. (Continued on Page 3...)

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