More than 200 house parties recorded in Cork city centre properties 

Pictured earlier this year, members of the Magazine Road and surrounding area residents representative group, holding a vigil at Birchley on Model Farm Road in relation to the ongoing disturbances in their area. Picture: David Keane

More than 220 house parties have taken place in a small residential area in the heart of Cork city since the end of May, according to terrified residents, who fear rising antisocial behaviour and the potential spread of Covid-19.

According to an ongoing survey in operation since May, they are all based along a narrow 1.5km stretch of residential streets adjacent to the University College Cork campus between Bendemeer Park and Gillabbey Street.