Videos show Waterford sixth-year students hosting ‘fire extinguisher rave’; filling toilets with cement

The videos took place on the day of a ‘prank day’ for the Leaving Certificate students
Videos show Waterford sixth-year students hosting ‘fire extinguisher rave’; filling toilets with cement

This video shows a student discharging a fire extinguisher in one of the Ardscoil na Mara classrooms.

Videos circulating online appear to show sixth-year students from Tramore secondary school Ard Scoil Na Mara hosting a ‘fire extinguisher rave’ in a classroom, as well as filling school toilets with cement.

The videos took place on a ‘prank day’ orchestrated by the Leaving Certificate students. It’s also understood that the students listed a teacher’s car on Done Deal. 

Screenshot of an Ardscoil na Mara toilet blocked with cement mix.
Screenshot of an Ardscoil na Mara toilet blocked with cement mix.

School representatives told the Waterford News & Star the situation was actively being dealt with.

Videos show a student discharging a fire extinguisher in a classroom.
Videos show a student discharging a fire extinguisher in a classroom.

School principal Pádraig Cawley told parents the school is disappointed by the actions of those involved but that they were not representative of the year group as a whole. 

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