Colm Kelleher told The Echo he had received several complaints about “boy racers and racing enthusiasts” using a local petrol station as a staging ground “pulling doughnuts, and doing wheelspins in the middle of the night”.

The conference heard testimony from a female bus driver, who was threatened in Carrigaline in 2019 with rape, by a member of the public

“These individuals are openly drinking, they have no empathy or respect and it is very troubling to see.”

Mr Martin said that families are flocking to beaches in the beautiful weather and that they should be able to visit beaches safely.

Fine Gael Cork city councillor Deirdre Forde is calling for Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to be invited to Leeside to address the growing concerns of anti-social behaviour and public order offences in the city.

They made the comments after unrest occurred on Washington St on Tuesday night after pubs closed at 8pm.

Gardaí had to be called from other stations to assist with crowd dispersal. 

Paul Kavanagh said the vandalism was very dispiriting, and volunteers had a lot of other work around the town on which they would prefer to concentrate.

"They can also cause great distress to family pets and animals."

MORE than 30 verbal warnings have been issued to tenants of Cork City Council for anti social behaviour in the first six months of this year.

CALLS are being made for an increased Garda presence in Crosshaven because of recent incidents of anti-social behaviour. In the past week, there have been a number of incidents in the village and wider area.

ANTI social behaviour warnings have been issued to a number of households in Cork city in the past two weeks as a result of house parties. The warnings have been issued to residences in the “broader area” around UCC.  All of the properties are rented.

THERE have been calls for a dedicated garda transport division following the revelation of details of complaints regarding open drug use and threats to passengers on the Dublin-Cork train.

A FORMER convent chapel in Fermoy has been wired off to prevent people going into it after anti-social behaviour in recent days.

Almost 40 incidents of antisocial behaviour have occurred on Cork train routes or stations, within a 12 month period, Irish Rail has confirmed.

RESIDENTS of Magazine Road and the surrounding areas held a silent vigil on Magazine Road yesterday amid ongoing concerns of “persistent noise and anti-social behaviour”.

A councillor has voiced serious concerns after large volumes of people gathered in a Cork village at the weekend, saying that the village was akin to the ‘wild west’.

WORK is underway to closure a laneway in the northside that had previously been a hub for anti-social behaviour.

GARDAÍ in Cork city are appealing to parents of young adults and teenagers to discuss with their children the risks of not adhering to the advice of the public health teams.

CORK city is becoming a no-go area for many people, according to a Cork senator. Fine Gael’s Senator Jerry Buttimer raised the issue in the Seanad, calling for a debate on anti-social behaviour today.

CITY councillors have agreed to request that the northside be included in a new, community-based response to tackling the misuse of scramblers and quad bikes.

Gardaí in Cork have asked the public to 'please make the right choices this weekend' as they continue high-visibility patrols in the city centre.

A PROPOSED development that will see the construction of new homes has been approved for the northside in what has been described as “fantastic news for the community”.

RESIDENTS of Valentine Villas have called for toilet facilities at the Lough in a bid to prevent recent “intolerable” behaviour, stating that members of the public are frequently using the cul-de-sac as “a public toilet”.

THE father of two boys who were assaulted near their Cork city home has spoken out about antisocial behaviour in his estate.

FAMILIES have been driven out of their homes on Cork’s northside because of intimidation by young gangs, the Dáil was told last night.

GARDAÍ have been alerted to a pocket of anti-social behaviour in a Ballincollig estate, with reports of large groups congregating and intimidating residents in Highfield Park.

RIVERSTOWN FC chairperson John O’Connor has expressed his disappointment at the ‘disgraceful’ events which have occurred at their facilities in recent weeks. Significant damage and vandalism have taken place at the Community Grounds in Glanmire.

Cork City Council is proceeding with plans for a gate at the Lough which would prevent access to the laneway which recently saw behaviour that residents described as “a disgrace”.

ANTI-social behaviour is being highlighted in Crosshaven ahead of the summer, in an effort to curtail the unsavoury incidents that are plaguing the town before they get even worse.

A COUNCILLOR has said that local residents in the Ballincollig area are concerned following what he described as “unacceptable” anti-social behaviour in the past few weeks.

A number of concerned residents expressed their anger with continued anti-social behaviour, rubbish being burnt and dumping at Cushing Place in Farranree. “Residents are very upset and disappointed they are not getting enough help.

There has been a spate of “targeted” vandalism in Ballincollig over the past 12 months, according to Cork City Council. Several park benches in the Ballincollig Regional Park have been damaged by vandals, who often set them on fire.

IT IS ‘highly disappointing’ that seats and tables in a new recreation area in Carrigaline were vandalised over the weekend, a local councillor has said. The wooden furniture was in a new parklet area, in Owenabue car park in the town.

GARDAÍ are awaiting legislation from the government to see what new powers they will have in relation to Covid-19 regulations. Gardaí are expected to have powers to visit private homes to ensure regulations are adhered to.

As temperatures increased today so too did the volumes of people travelling to beaches around the county and there were reports of heavy traffic and large volumes of people in some areas.

AN elderly resident who lives near a property that has become known as ‘Covid party house’ described how a young woman outside the house was told to hush but responded by saying, “turn up the music”.

The landlord who owns two of the student houses near UCC which have been dubbed ‘Covid Party House’ and ‘Party Central’ was found by a district judge to have turned a blind eye to the concerns of residents.

Gardaí in Cork are to patrol hotspots of antisocial behaviour over the summer months as part of a new strategy and say that young people found to be in breach of the law will face repercussions.

MAGAZINE Road residents have held a vigil outside the home of a landlord who owns a number of student properties in their area in an effort to highlight their anger at regular "Covid parties" in rented accommodation.

A new garda unit for policing Cork city centre will have nine members attached to it. The new street crime unit will target anti social behaviour, drugs offences, thefts and offences against people.

A SPECIAL garda unit is being launched in the coming days to police Cork city centre and outlying areas.

LANDLORDS in the Magazine Road and Glasheen Road areas have received letters from gardaí, the HSE and Cork City Council following recent house parties in the area.

THE Kilcully Community Action Group has said it is disappointed more councillors have not contributed money from their ward funds to assist families affected by the extensive damage done at Kilcully graveyard at the start of the year.

AN internal group is to be set up in Cork City Council to assess the feasibility of closing Nash’s Boreen to vehicular traffic. It was confirmed by Chief Executive Ann Doherty, following a question from Sinn Féin Councillor Kenneth Collins.

CARRIGALINE locals have defended their town after becoming the centre of an international social media storm.

Residents living in the Magazine Road area have pleaded with gardaí and the HSE to enforce a 1947 Act which they believe would allow authorities to stop lockdown parties in the area in the interest of public health.

The Presidents of UCC and CIT and the Presidents of both Student Unions have issued an open letter to students following extended protests held by locals from Magazine Road and the surrounding areas.

Young women who say they were threatened by two men at their home in Cork this week are now scared that people will throw bottles through their window at night.

Renters should behave, but residents need to leave the issues in the College Road and Magazine Road areas to Gardaí to sort out, according to a local councillor.