Galway student gatherings a 'slap in the face' says students union

Images circulating on social media of crowds of young people gathering and drinking at various locations in Galway.

The massive gathering of students in Galway city earlier this week has been described as a "massive slap in the face" by student representatives, who say students have also been abandoned by the Government.

The students union at NUI Galway was responding to the large gatherings of students at the Spanish Arch, Shop Street, and Wood Quay in the city, which prompted concern about the lack of social distancing.