There were over 20 arrests made during the Bandon Music Festival last year, with complaints of teenage drunkenness and lewd behaviour.
Inspector Brian Murphy said gardaí had “issues” with large groups of youths arriving into Bandon in a drunken state last year, a situation that created a significant public risk.
Bandom-based Inspector Murphy said the intoxicated youths were not only a danger to themselves but also put huge pressure on gardaí and other emergency services.
“Last year we made over 20 arrests under the Public Order Act, a lot of these people were under 18 years of age,” he said.
Inspector Murphy said there will be extra gardaí on patrol in Bandon over the weekend and they would be supported by members of the roads policing unit and divisional drugs unit.
Source: Evelyn Ring, Irish Examiner, 27th May 2019
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