This article is from page 12 of the 2012-07-24 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 12 JPG
ORGANISERS appear intent on pressing ahead with plans for an impromptu Project X style party in Ennis despite Garda concerns.
Invitations have been issued on the social networking site Facebook for people to come to the unlicensed party planned for Ennis on Saturday, August 4.
The event was advertised for Tim Smyth Park in the centre of Ennis on a Facebook events page over the past two weeks with 2,600 people indicating that they would come.
The site attracted thousands of comments as well as the attention of local Gardaí who visited the Ennis teenager believed to be responsible for posting the invitation online.
The invitation encouraged people to bring as much alcohol as possible and to ignore the concerns of emergency services. There was also reference to bonfires being lit.
Speaking last week, a Garda spokesman said the person was “inviting people to infringe on the law”. “It isn’t on and it’s something that we would take a very stern view on.”
He added, “The Fair Green had been put forward as one location and there was some talk of it going on in the GAA field in Lissycasey. We know who the individual is. We will be visiting that person in relation to what is being planned.”
The original Facebook page appears to have been taken down from the website.
However a different Facebook page – titled Project X Clare – seen yesterday by