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Locals are “outraged” after video footage emerged this morning of “completely unacceptable” scenes of people dancing in the street in Killarney.
The ideo footage that emerged Sunday showed a large group of people gathered on the main street in the southwestern city of Kerry, with some seen standing on phone booths and containers.
Revelers can be seen singing and dancing, with little social distancing or visible masks.
Killarney Mayor Cllr Brendan Cronin last night condemned the nighttime party scenes on the streets of Killarney.
The videos of the behavior, which have gone viral, have caused anger and upset across the county.
Cllr Cronin described the scenes as ‘absolutely shocking’ and ‘gruesome’ and called for a full investigation into what happened and now the incident occurred.
“This is a slap in the face to all the great work in Killarney that has been done to make our city safe.”
“I have contacted Superintendent Flor Murphy, the Killarney Chamber of Commerce and the Kerry County Council Administration to arrange a meeting to discuss the situation. There has to be a full investigation. “
The Killarney Chamber of Commerce and Tourism also released a statement expressing their disappointment.
Kerry Councilwoman Jackie Healy-Rae said there is local outrage over the images.
“The behavior of the people last night was completely unacceptable.
“There is outrage from the local population in Killarney and in Kerry over what happened last night in Killarney.
“We have students who will go back to school tomorrow, we have teachers who will go back to school tomorrow, we have parents who are concerned about the reopening of schools tomorrow, and then we have this kind of behavior.
“So it’s not good,” he said.
The Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) has called for “the full force of the law” to be applied to bars that violate the guidelines, although it is unclear how the meeting got started.
“The Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) has reiterated its call for the full force of the law to be applied to any pub that violates the guidelines following a series of incidents in Killarney on Saturday night, involving large groups of people gathered in the streets in contravention of all current protocols, ”said a statement from the group.
“While the exact nature of what occurred prior to the incidents that appeared on social media remains unclear, the guidelines for restaurants and pubs serving food state that alcohol can only be served in conjunction with a € 9 meal. and guests can only stay on the premises for 105 minutes.
The group added that it supports the new powers of the gardaí to close deals in default.
“The VFI supports the introduction of new legislation that will give Gardai the powers to close deals that violate the guidelines.”
In response to Independent.ie’s comment, An Garda Siochana said that it does not comment on the images circulating on social media.
However, he said he had patrol assets in the Killarney area.
“A Garda Síochána had patrol assets in the Killarney district and the local Gardaí reported a large number of people socializing in Killarney at night.
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