The Students' Union at the University of Limerick has called for a Garda station in the area after recent assaults. They want the station to be located in Castletroy. A public meeting heard this week that there were nine assaults in the past six weeks.
The president of UL, Dr Roger Downer, said suggestions that the campus was unsafe were viewed with great seriousness. He said that an independent security audit last year concluded that the campus was safer than or as safe as any other area of the city.