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Gardai arrested three people after being alerted to party scenes on a Limerick street Tuesday night.
A significant number of Gardai were summoned to the large gathering at College Court, Castletroy, around 7:15 pm.
Two men, 20 years old, were arrested under the Public Order Legislation and one man, 20 years old, was arrested under the Drug Abuse Legislation.
Gardai issued another 30 fines for breaching the rules of confinement in place.
A Garda spokesman said: “Gardaí has initiated an investigation to identify the organizers of this event and, as with all violations of the Public Health Regulations, a file will be prepared for the Director of the Public Ministry.”
Professor Kerstin Mey, UL President, condemned the videos, saying: “UL will take strong disciplinary action against any student who has violated public health guidelines. UL students are bound by a Code of Conduct. “
‘Unacceptable’ footage
The shocking images, posted on social media, show a large group of at least 50 young people gathered in the College Court area.
Little to no social distancing is seen in scenes posted online with music, cheers, and even a flash that seems to be triggered in a clip.
Since they were uploaded to the web tonight, the clips have been widely shared on social media.
Local councilor Elena Secas said the behavior was “unacceptable” and that it was giving both the local area and Limerick a bad name.
The Labor Cllr. he told the Irish Mirror: “It is a pity that they are behaving in this way, there are people in that area who are residents and stay at home and follow the rules.”
“They are showing a lack of respect for the people around them.
“This issue has been highlighted in the local media on several occasions and UL is trying to get the message across, but they (the students) need to be more responsible themselves.
“It reflects poorly on the area, themselves and Limerick.”
Cases remain high in Limerick
Limerick remains one of the parts of the country most affected by Covid-19 – the incidence rate at midnight on Monday was 273.5 per 100,000.
This is the fourth worst in the country, only Westmeath, Longford and Offaly currently have the worst virus rates in Ireland.
And the shocking images come on a day when Ireland had its lowest case numbers since mid-December.
Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Medical Director of the Department of Health, said: “While the low number of cases reported today can be attributed to a weekend effect, it is very welcome and represents the lowest number of cases reported in a single day since mid-December.
“While we continued to make good progress in Ireland, globally over the past week, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased for the first time in 7 weeks. We must not allow this virus to have a chance to do the same here. Please stand firm on the public health councils and together we can continue to protect and build on the progress we have made over the past 2 months. “
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