Students Warned By UL Following Extensive Vandalism Of Castletroy House

The University of Limerick is condemning the vandalism of a house near its campus. Gardaí are investigating burglary and criminal damage after a vacant property in College Court near the University of Limerick was extensively damaged. They were alerted to a large public gathering in the early hours of Wednesday morning at the house. Videos have been circulating online which shows the extensive damage inside the house, including holes in the wall and smashed windows. Gardaí are looking for witnesses who were in the vicinity of College Court, Castletroy area between 12am and 2am on Wednesday. UL is warning that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated. However, it's not known if those involved were UL students. Meanwhile, the Housing Minister is appealing to people not to "gang up" on young people or students, following the incident. James Browne has said it "isn't funny" and it's not "good craic". He's described the vandalism as "frustrating to see", adding it needs to be "seriously addressed". Alan Morrissey has been speaking about this with Shannon Sinn Féin TD, Donna McGettigan, who is her party’s spokesperson on Further and Higher Education. Photo (c) Clare FM