Safety Street

Safety Street

Leaving Cert Applied students took a walk down ‘Safety Street’, Ireland’s first purpose-built interactive centre where young people can experience various realistic scenarios in a safe environment. Students were asked to navigate three realistic safety scenarios brought to life by volunteer actors from the University of Limerick.

The scenarios included:
* Personal Safety – Short Dark Alley v Long Bright Way Home.
* Life After Drugs – Tales from a recovering addict.
* That’s not ASB? – Impact of Antisocial Behaviour.

Each scenario was followed by discussions and Q&A sessions with representatives from Limerick City Council, Health Service Executive and Garda Síochána.

The initiative was organised by Limerick’s Community Coordinators (employees of LCCSP – Limerick City Community Safety Partnership Ltd) to encourage teenagers to identify everyday hazards and develop safe strategies to deal with potential emergencies, changing their behaviour to keep themselves and others safe.