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An open-air rave took place in a Dublin City Council apartment block less than 24 hours after the Covid-19 restrictions were implemented.
Video of the outdoor party at the Oliver Bond Apartments on the south side of the city was shared on social media.
The footage clearly shows up to 100 young people dancing to loud music without social distancing and without covering their faces.
Level 3 Covid-19 government restrictions were installed in the capital on Friday night.
As part of the restrictions, organized meetings are only allowed for a maximum of 15 people.
Gardai was alerted to the incident at 11.15pm.
But the agents declared that “gardai did not detect infractions”.
A Garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí responded to reports of a meeting at a residential complex on Oliver Bond Street at approximately 11.15pm last night, Saturday 20 September 2020.
“Gardaí attended the scene and asked all the people to disperse, which they did. Gardaí did not detect any violations.
“Several routine patrols were carried out in the area during the course of the night.”
The Irish Independent has learned that several residents have become concerned about these types of scenes in recent weeks, some have asked representatives of the council to be relocated.
Meanwhile, others have packed up and left to stay with relatives.
Attempts were made to contact Dublin City Council to respond to the incident.
Dublin City Independent Councilor Mannix Flynn said he blamed the city council for failing to take control of the antisocial behavior in the apartments, and called on housing officers to “take control.”
“Property management is non-existent,” Cllr Flynn said. Oliver Bond’s flats are a nightmare.
“There are a lot of lovely people, but some bad apples are terrorizing the apartments.
“Dublin City Council is the owners here and in recent years the City Council has refused to manage their properties properly.
“The City Council is betraying its tenants and properties. You can get all the analysis you want, but the bottom line is that Dublin City Council is not capable of managing its own properties.
“If the Council can’t manage their properties, they need to hire a private security company.
“Over the past few days, people on this farm and other farms in Dublin have told me that they are living in terror.
“It is not about Covid 19, it is a long-standing problem that is now aggravated by the virus, but it is a council that does not manage its properties and they should be ashamed of themselves.”
Constituent Labor Councilor Darragh Moriarty said: “The images circulating on social media, reportedly from a social gathering in Oliver Bond, are concerning.
“The Health Department confirmed Friday that the local constituency of South West Inner City had the fourth highest rate of confirmed cases per 100,000 in the country.
“In this context, any failure to comply with public health guidelines is very worrying.
“In general, the people of the Liberties, Inchicore, Kilmainham, Rialto and the Tenters, across the South West Inner City, have played their part in the fight against Covid-19.
“The electoral pavilion houses St James Hospital, Coombe Hospital and other health facilities. Every day residents, who are essential frontline workers, go to work and do whatever they can to help us get through this crisis.
“In the context of the increasing number of people in Dublin, we must all redouble our efforts. Pitting communities against each other and demonizing working-class communities will get us nowhere. Instead of pointing fingers at isolated social gatherings, we should address systemic issues in our meat plants and on our construction sites. We need an adequate provision of sick pay for all workers.
“Residents who are concerned about violations of public health guidelines should contact community leaders and relevant authorities to intervene.”
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