Calls to bring in the army as hundreds of students descend on Galway's Spanish Arch

Calls to bring in the army as hundreds of students descend on Galway's Spanish Arch

The crowds present at Galway's Spanish Arch on Monday night. Picture: Cllr Eddie Hoare/Twitter

Galway Senator Ollie Crowe has called for the army to be used to assist the gardaí in public order situations. 

His statement comes after a number of videos emerged online of hundreds of people gathering in the Spanish Arch area of the city last night.

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