Killarney revelers accused of ‘showing two fingers’ to those who made sacrifices during Covid

The mayor of Killarney last night condemned the night scenes in the city center, saying they are disgraceful.

On Saturday, boisterous scenes involving crowds of people drinking and singing in the street and not observing social distance were captured on video on Main Street.

Some men are seen jumping on top of a phone booth that houses the downtown defibrillator in the video.

Party men and women are seen drinking on both sides of the street cheering as cars pass by on crowded sidewalks.

At one point in the widely shared video, a man strips naked in his boxer shorts as the audience cheers.

It’s the latest such images in recent weeks of crowded and rebellious street scenes in Killarney that have shocked locals.

Dozens of young people flock to the outskirts of pubs and in the vicinity of popular venues without observing any kind of social distance.

The mayor, Cllr Brendan Cronin, this morning called those scenes embarrassing and asked Gardaí to take a firmer approach.

“At a time when we cannot go to see a football game, in which weddings are postponed and other family occasions are postponed, the behavior seen last night in our town was nothing less than showing two fingers to everyone. They’ve put in a lot of time and effort to make Killarney safe, ”he said.

Business owners and staff have gone above and beyond to protect Killarney’s customers and visitors, he said.

Cllr Cronin said he sympathizes with the Killarney volunteer first responders group for the disrespect shown to the community defibrillator on Main Street.

Those who decided to use the defibrillator box as their ‘stage’ last night need to publicly apologize for this disrespect shown.

“I call on An Garda Siochána to redouble its efforts to ensure that a similar large gathering like this does not happen again,” he said in a statement this morning.

Gardai has been asked for comments.