Taoiseach and local TDs 'must help' effort to curtail 'messing' by Cork students

Councillor Mick Finn had reports from people close to University College Cork of items being thrown into people's gardens and at their property

Students queue outside The Harp Bar in Ballyphehane, Cork, on Thursday in an unofficial 'Christmas Day' celebration. Photo: Larry Cummins

TDs for the Cork South Central constituency which is home to the city's two universities have been urged to get involved in efforts to curtail "messing" by students which a city councillor said was "causing a problem for residents and the public".

Councillor Mick Finn made his comments after events on Thursday when students took to bars and pubs from early morning and continued well into the early hours of Friday in an unofficial 'Christmas Day' celebration.