Students drink and have fun shocker!!!!!!!

The student days were good craic, too many people begrudging here! If only we had the chance to go on the beer and chase women for the week, those were the days!

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13810 - 03/03/2011 16:41:13    880715

They knew the risks when they moved there Ulsterman, if it's such a problem they should sell up and leave. Sadly however in the last few years the craic in the Holylands has decreased sharply, long gone are the days when you could dander down at 5 in the morning and doors would be left lying open for anyone to enter. RIP the good old days

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 03/03/2011 16:47:15    880725

Quick question Pomeroy.

I remember the year before last, all that stuff about that area in Belfast with the students was on some programme I watched. I'm not sure, but it might have been St. Patrick's Day when it happened, which would answer my question to an extent...

A lot of the drunken guys featured seemed to be draped in Tricolour's. I would have thought Queens was a predominantly Unionist establishment. But I've also heard that a lot of Unionist students now choose to study in Britain, for one reason or another.

What's the make up of Queens? 50/50? And is that sort of Tricolour waving thing common on St. Patrick's Day? I'd imagine that would seriously provoke the local Unionist community...

Seamus89 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 3848 - 03/03/2011 17:01:38    880748

Havent been up the Holylands in 3/4years now but it was always good craic at the time never really had any bother or caused any bother.
Since Renshaws closed it seems the St Paddys day street party has taken over, thats my opinion on it.

As for the normal residents of the Holylands well the ones that moved in after knowing its a student area dont really have grounds to complain (Normally ****holes anyway from my experience). I do feel sorry for those residents who have lived there long before it was a student area, but id doubt there are many of them left now.

bosch (Derry) - Posts: 873 - 03/03/2011 17:01:39    880749

I used to be a "resident" in the holy-lands. Absolute nightmare.

Pomeroy, your response shows your immaturity. If a bunch of students moved into a house attached to your parents home place and tortured them with anti-social behaviour, to the extent where they couldnt get a single nights proper sleep during the week and had their car and property continually vandalised would you say
"if it's such a problem they should sell up and leave", becuase that is what your talking about.

I used to be a student in queens and would have had a similar immature attitude to yourself. Im ashamed of myself now

Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 03/03/2011 17:16:47    880772

Seamus,

Queens is around 50/50 id say.

The Holylands is of the lower ormeau road which is a predominately nationalist area. Holylands houses are now 90% owned by landlords and mostly rented by GAA top wearing, culchie students from both queens and UUJ.

I heard once it is one of the most densely populsted areas in Europe, with so many houses turned into multiple flats.

Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 03/03/2011 17:25:14    880777

No, but that is a complete and utter exaggeration of what is happening. Like I said the Holylands are much quieter now even compared to a few years ago. The acid test will be Paddy's in a few weeks time but the majority of problems caused then are by non-students who head down and drink the heads off themselves, the vast majority of arrests two years ago were people who were at neither university

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 03/03/2011 17:26:17    880779

If anything Queen's is more Catholic than Protestant, UUJ certainly is. You only have to look at the student elections which finished yesterday and the GAA/Law members were all elected. The students in the Holyland's would largely be Catholic and the area itself is seen as being Nationalist. In places like the Holyland's the tricolour waving would be prevalent, nowhere else really but there'd be an increase in the Ireland/GAA tops about. If it's a good day I'll be sitting out in the sun having a few drinks wearing my old Academy top watching the MacRory Cup final and nothing will be said, in general the who area surrounding Queen's is pretty relaxed. It's when you head down towards the Lisburn Road or to city centre you could run into bother

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 03/03/2011 17:35:55    880787

Maybe things have calmed down. But that is not an exaggeration. I work 9 to whenever and often travel with work. There were many days i was getting up at 6 to catch a flight after only getting to sleep half an hour previously.

I however was not in a position to complain as i did know what i was getting into, unfortunately i had no choice at the time. But what it did make me realise is how hard it must be for the residents who have lived there for years. I lived there on that infamous paddys day, i remember leaving the house at about 7 the next morning. It reminded me of the scene from braveheart when they were walking around the battle scene after the battle.

Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 03/03/2011 17:37:04    880789

Ok, Derryledd, now I get why there were all those Tricolours about. Keep the flag flying!

Seamus89 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 3848 - 03/03/2011 17:37:48    880790

But, ill admit pomeroy it may have changed over the past few years, as needless to say i no longer rent there.

Derry_ledd (Derry) - Posts: 2093 - 03/03/2011 17:38:57    880793

Seamus89
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What's the make up of Queens? 50/50? And is that sort of Tricolour waving thing common on St. Patrick's Day? I'd imagine that would seriously provoke the local Unionist community...

what about the 12th seamus?

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11621 - 03/03/2011 18:17:04    880831

derry_ledd.
a scene from braveheart lol ha ha . just picture it allright ;D.

ta32 (Tyrone) - Posts: 4907 - 03/03/2011 18:56:20    880861

i think people in galway largely turn a blind eye to rag week as the entire city is dependent on the students so i suppose ya dont bite the hand that feeds ya

liathroidboy (Mayo) - Posts: 4921 - 03/03/2011 20:29:06    880939

Rag week should be more controlled our bad these poor neighbours having to put up with this nonsense is not fair .

Dellboypolecat (Tyrone) - Posts: 15069 - 04/03/2011 14:45:01    881313

I love to see everyone enjoying themselves but not at the expense of others !! They should show respect to the elderly and they should not damage property or leave a mess after them. Its only one week in the year but if people suffer because of their antics then the colleges will ban it !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 04/03/2011 15:20:48    881358

In other news, dog bites man ....... yawn

Con Cavan (Cavan) - Posts: 894 - 04/03/2011 16:26:34    881446

In other news, dog bites man ....... yawn

More on that story Man bites dog back!

Hag_and_Cheese (Tipperary) - Posts: 6103 - 04/03/2011 16:36:17    881463

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCMfeLU3pkM

I hope they cleaned up after themselves :)

square_ball (Galway) - Posts: 229 - 04/03/2011 16:41:04    881471

Like everything else Galway lags behind Belfast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kuODxguTCY

pplocal (Tyrone) - Posts: 5878 - 04/03/2011 16:44:42    881474