Students of University College Cork (UCC) have paid almost €11,000 in fines as part of a new crackdown on antisocial behaviour. The news emerged during a meeting of the Cork City joint policing committee (JPC) where details of UCC’s Campus Watch scheme were outlined. Gary Mulcahy, UCC student services and community relations officer, briefed JPC members on how his office has been working with students to address the problem of student-related anti-social behaviour in and around the university precinct since 2018. Mr Mulcahy said a total of €11,600 has been paid in fines or charitable donations by students who have been dealt with through the resolutions process. However, he emphasised that the number of students involved in such antisocial behaviour represents less than 1% of UCC’s overall 25,000-strong student body: “But they are the ones we can see.

Source: Irish Examiner February 05, 2020 05:37 UTC