University funds Garda patrols after student parties leave estate in Limerick 'like Armageddon'

It comes after a concrete bollard was thrown through the front window of a house in the College Court estate early on Saturday

A Garda checkpoint at College Court, Limerick, last March. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

The University of Limerick (UL) has been funding garda patrols in estates near the Casteltroy campus for the past week, to help keep local residents “safe”, following a number of violent incidents and parties involving large gatherings of students, a University spokesman has confirmed.

UL had previously financed garda patrols in the estates after a massive street party last March, which allegedly breached Covid-19 public health guidelines. A number of arrests were also made for alleged drugs and public order offences.