Waterford students spark ‘melee’ in public park

A Waterford secondary school has apologised to the people of the city after a graduation ceremony for its Leaving Certificate students descended into a “melee” in a public park that has left a mess for the local council to clean up.

Reports claim that some pupils burned schoolbooks and uniforms on Wednesday night in the People’s Park, adjacent to De La Salle College, which held its graduation ceremony on the same night.

It was further reported that broken bottles and cans were found strewn across the park following the incident.