It has emerged that a man injured in the Holylands at around 9.00pm on Sunday night did not suffer a gunshot wound as first thought.
BY BEN FINCH
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Holylands fun
NEWS: Night brings more disorder to Holylands
Disorderly behaviour escalated tonight in the Holylands as hundreds of revellers took part in a “street rave” on Palestine Street. Police and University officials looked on helplessly as young people sang and danced along with music blaring from one of the houses. It has been alleged that the house in question was not a student house.
BY CATHERINE WYLIE AND BRENDAN HUGHES
NEWS: Early evening sees Holylands disturbance escalate
From approximately 5pm, the Holylands became rowdier, with the alcohol intake inevitably taking effect. Crowds of revellers gathered outside houses on Rugby Avenue, Agincourt Avenue, Carmel Street, Jerusalem Street and Palestine Street, with Rugby Avenue arguably the worst. Young people took to the middle of Rugby Avenue for a rendition of ‘Rock the Boat’, which then turned into the Irish national anthem. One young man mooned in the middle of the street before being unsuccessfully chased by a police officer.
BY CATHERINE WYLIE
NEWS: Holylands remains reasonably calm as St. Patrick’s Day progresses
The University’s hope for a calm and peaceful St. Patrick’s Day looks set to succeed, as by early afternoon the Holylands remains relatively calm. From a walk around the area, stopping to speak to various revellers, The Gown learned that quite a few of those celebrating were not students at all. As is the case every year, groups of students are gathered in front gardens drinking. Police officers are patrolling the Holylands in groups, and student officers are encouraging revellers to spend their day in the Union.
BY CATHERINE WYLIE AND BRENDAN HUGHES
NEWS: CCTV launched in Holylands
A pilot scheme of 12 CCTV cameras in Holylands was introduced yesterday at a press conference led by Belfast City Council. They will be installed over a 4 day period at a cost of £100,000, and will operate through a wireless network which will be monitored 24/7 from Musgrave Police Station and the emergency centre at the City Hall on St. Patricks Day.
BY RUTH MAGENNIS AND SARAH WRIGHT
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LETTER: Re Holylands
Liaison,
It is officially BBQ season (again!). The sunshine encourages excess alcohol from lunchtime onwards. The streets, that BCC spend so much of Belfast tax/ratepayers money cleaning, are a mess of papers, bottles, broken glass, litter, broken furniture and the remnents of fires/BBQ’s etc.
Some fine examples of this constructive behaviour can be seen at:-
(*streets in Holylands)