Gardaí ‘stood by’ as student was attacked

I DO not for one moment envy the often thankless role of the gardaí. However, if I am not mistaken, their job basically entails maintaining public order.

But what I witnessed in the early hours of Thursday, January 27, in Cork city centre, was a disgraceful example of inaction on their part.

Like most UCC students, I was out for the night enjoying rag week. When the clubs closed a large crowd assembled outside a fast food restaurant.