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GARDAÍ HAVE LAUNCHED an investigation after Nazi graffiti was daubed on a Catholic holy site in Tipperary.
The incident happened at the The Holy Year Cross outside Clonmel between 3pm and 6pm yesterday afternoon.
A spokesperson for the site shared the following statement on social media: “As most of you will know, the holy year cross mass will be on this coming Monday 5 August at 11am.
“The committee have begun the clean up this week. Unfortunately there has been the usual mindless vandalism to deal with. Some thugs have been busy with spray paint.”
Independent TD Mattie McGrath released a statement on the matter and described the incident as “reprehensible”.
He said: “Confirmation that the Holy Year Cross overlooking Clonmel has been subjected to attack and desecration has left many people extremely upset – not least the committee that maintains the Cross and the site in such beautiful condition.
“The Cross, and the annual trip up the beautiful Comeragh mountain range to hear Mass is held very deep in the affections of so many people.
“I want to appeal to anyone who may have information on who carried out this disgraceful act to contact Clonmel Gardai as soon as possible.
“The tradition of the Annual Holy Year Cross Mass will continue despite the actions of a few sad and pathetic individuals who have nothing better to do with their time than attack important and sacred locations.”
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Do all the toe rags end up in spain.
fun in the sun (with a gun) sorry hun for the pun
U ok Hun?
Malaya as in Malaysia ? Off the topic
They can keep her.
Mad how they’re all in Marbella and Porto Banus. Torremolinos amd Benalmadema are now becoming the nicer safer resorts.
All of the Irish trash over in Spain, that’s open borders for you, the Spanish should have stricter border controls and stop Irish Christians going over there and becoming involved in criminality and drug-dealing, if the Irish can’t respect the local laws and customs they should be shipped back to where they came from. Check out this video of Irish Christians bringing their debauched lifestyle to the Costa del Sol in Spain, is this what we want to happen in our country with open borders? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9p7Ur15IdA
That sounds fair enough, dude.
Excellent stuff Dick. Top marks.
Breaking my resolve not to comment but love this from Richard!
Spoh on Richard if Joe Stalin was still around the drug pushing parasites wouldn’t have an easy life he said one time if a man is causing problems in a community the answer is to put that man to sleep, no man no problem, so simple, yet I’m hearing on radio every day where decent people are selling their homes to pay off debt to these parasites and where the gardai tell them there’s nothing they can do to help. Unbelievible, if Michael Collins or any of those men who stood with him were around today they wouldn’t hesitate to put those parasites to sleep and they certainly wouldn’t be cowed by PC
You’re judging your justice on a dead man. The day has changed. The forces who wish to act are constrained by the people who harp on about the past. They elevate the past while living in it and denegrate the present. You can’t have your cake and shit on it at the same time.
Good……work together and get them all. Women incl
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