The Gown Student Newspaper at Queen's University Belfast

A number of students contacted the police after witnessing a crowd of young men jumping up and down on a car bonnet outside their apartment in College Park Avenue, around 3am on Sunday morning. One of the students recalled how the men kicked the windscreen through and ran down the street laughing.

BY KERRI-ANNE CAMPBELL

Another student went to his car that same morning only to find that someone had tried to break in to it. According to speculation, a particular group of people, who have recently moved into a local hostel, are creating a great deal of trouble in the area.

The Holylands has always possessed a reputation for being a cesspool of drunken, disorderly behaviour and violence.  The issue of who is responsible for such acts of violence in the area has always been a topic of great controversy among students and residents alike.

Particular measures, such as security cameras, are being put in place to ensure a peaceful and trouble-free St Patrick’s Day this year. The PSNI are currently discussing the issue with a number of other agencies, including Belfast City Council who are taking the lead this year.