10/05/2016
GAA Club Appeals For Help Over Dramatic Rise In Youths Gathering In West Belfast
A GAA club in west Belfast is appealing to the community for help after a dramatic rise in the amount of youths gathering at the bog meadows, St James, St Galls and Falls Park areas.
St Gall's GAC released a statement on the Antrim GAA website asking for help to deal with the issue.
St Gall's said: "There has been a number of serious assaults and health emergencies during these gatherings and it is probably only a matter of time before a tragedy happens unless we work together to tackle this.
"This is not a problem for the bog meadows area - this is a problem for greater west Belfast because these crowds are transient and will probably move to another area after a while.
"The youths that are gathering are not 'other people's kids' ....they are our kids and the vast majority of them are good, well behaved individuals but they endanger themselves and their future when they congregate in such large numbers and there inevitably is alcohol and drug abuse taking place.
"Belfast City Council had spent in the region of £30,000 since December 2015 clearing up the vandalism in Falls Park and the figure for the loss of perception of public safety is near incalculable.
"All of us face this issue together because these children come from every club."
(CD)
St Gall's GAC released a statement on the Antrim GAA website asking for help to deal with the issue.
St Gall's said: "There has been a number of serious assaults and health emergencies during these gatherings and it is probably only a matter of time before a tragedy happens unless we work together to tackle this.
"This is not a problem for the bog meadows area - this is a problem for greater west Belfast because these crowds are transient and will probably move to another area after a while.
"The youths that are gathering are not 'other people's kids' ....they are our kids and the vast majority of them are good, well behaved individuals but they endanger themselves and their future when they congregate in such large numbers and there inevitably is alcohol and drug abuse taking place.
"Belfast City Council had spent in the region of £30,000 since December 2015 clearing up the vandalism in Falls Park and the figure for the loss of perception of public safety is near incalculable.
"All of us face this issue together because these children come from every club."
(CD)
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