Ireland Enquiries opened over aggressive behaviour at Connaught Avenue street party
On 30 September 2021, a street party broke out on Connaught Avenue, a residential road near UCC in Cork, where an aggressive group gave locals abuse. A young man followed a woman to her door, took pictures of her house, and shouted that he knew where she lived and that her kids were inside. Locals reported the group were letting off bangers on the green, and a separate gathering of up to 1,000 people on Washington St was dispersed by two public order vans and a squad car shortly before. Gardaí attended the scene but did not observe the aggressive behaviour on arrival. No arrests have been made and Gardaí are conducting enquiries into the matter.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A street party broke out on Connaught Avenue, a residential road near UCC, Cork, where an aggressive group gave locals abuse.
- A young man followed a woman to her door, took pictures of her house, and shouted that he knew where she lived and that her kids were inside.
- Locals reported the group were letting off bangers on the green and a neighbour told them she was calling the Gardaí.
- A separate gathering of up to 1,000 people on Washington St was dispersed by two public order vans and a squad car shortly before the Connaught Avenue incident.
- Where
- The street party took place on a residential road near where elderly people and families live.
- When
- The incident occurred on 30 September 2021.
- Investigation
- Gardaí attended the scene but did not observe the aggressive behaviour on arrival.
- Gardaí are conducting enquiries into the matter of aggressive behaviour on Connaught Avenue.
- Other details
- No arrests have been made.
10 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí were called to Connaught Avenue after locals were given abuse from an aggressive group part of a street party. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatA woman was followed to her door by a young man who took pictures of her house and screamed 'I know where you live now'. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe young man was also shouting 'I know your kids are inside' at the woman. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatGardaí attended the scene but did not observe the aggressive behaviour on arrival. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatA local reported the group were letting off bangers on the green. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatA neighbour told the group she was calling the guards and that they were on the way. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatA massive gathering of up to 1,000 people occurred on Washington St shortly before the Connaught Avenue incident. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatTwo public order vans and a squad car were deployed to disperse the Washington St crowd. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe street party took place on a residential road near where elderly people and families live. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationGardaí are conducting enquiries into the matter of aggressive behaviour on Connaught Avenue. (corkbeo.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Oct2021Fed-up locals call gardai as video shows massive street party near UCC
Initial report of the street party incident on Connaught Avenue; Gardaí conducting enquiries, no arrests made. Also references a separate gathering of up to 1,000 people on Washington St shortly before.
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