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A Meath farmer was surprised to discover more than 100 Dublin ravers in his field this morning as he prepared to harvest 30 acres.
Dublin’s pubs and restaurants closed their doors on Friday for at least three weeks after the county moved up to Level 3 restrictions as rates of COVID-19 infections continue to rise in the capital.
According to the guidelines, people living in Dublin are advised not to travel outside the city and there can be no outdoor gatherings of more than 15 people.
Well-known announcer and farmer Darragh McCullough of Elmgrove Farm said he met more than 100 Brazilians, who had traveled from the capital to celebrate on his land.
The television host was trying to carry machinery across Gormanston Beach in Co Meath to soak up 30 acres of spring beans when he ran into the crowd at 8 a.m.
McCullough, who posted a video and images on social media, said: “I know when I literally landed and I have a video there of when I landed on the site, the music was off and the guys were already packing the covers.
“These guys were well prepared, they had bands, they had covers, they had huge amps and speakers.
“This was not a mess and I suppose a part of the crowd had dispersed as well.
“When I got to the gate of the field there were a couple of guys at the gate having a cigarette or drinking beer or whatever.”
McCullough said there is a ruin in “the middle of the field, ideally located for an all-night party” and “overlooking the ocean.”
He added, “When I got there my jaw dropped to the ground because I thought maybe there were four, five, six, seven guys who had a good night.”
“But being greeted by vans, taxis … obviously I didn’t do a people count, but there were at least 100 people there when I arrived.
“It could have gotten ugly, but I was surprised everyone said, ‘Okay, I’m sorry,’ they turned and headed for the door,” he told Today with Claire Byrne on RTE Radio 1.
“The party was in ruins and they weren’t trampling the harvest.
“There was a strange beer cart out there, but to be honest, several of the party goers came prepared with black trash bags and collected all their trash.”
There was outrage when footage emerged yesterday of a large outdoor party held at an apartment complex in the south of the city on Saturday night.
Oliver Bond’s apartment party has been called by local councilman Mannix Flynn a “rave and drug orgy.”
Images from the farm the next morning showed hundreds of used nitrous oxide canisters strewn among a sea of trash and empty alcohol containers at the resort’s children’s play area, where all weather celebrated until 5 Sunday morning.
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To add insult to injury, residents who had been too scared to leave their homes while the party raged until dawn were forced to clean up the disgusting mess after a sleepless night of noise, anxiety and tears.
Gardai is now trying to locate the party organizers at the apartment complex and is investigating any other violations of the law that may have occurred at the event, but they emphasized that social distancing, wearing of masks in public areas, and other Similar guidelines are not criminal regulations.
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