Up to 12 people were arrested during rioting in the Holylands area of south Belfast today.
Police were called to the area at about 3.00pm following reports that a car had been vandalised Carmel Street.
Hundreds of people attending St Patrick's Day house parties in the area had spilled out on the streets, and a small minority threw bottles and other missiles at riot police.
PSNI officers remain in the area, which is mainly populated by students.
A spokeswoman for Queen's Students' Union said students had to take responsibility for their community and condemned the violence.
The area has been the scene of disturbances on St Patrick's Day in previous years.
