Gardaí are making enquiries into an incident of criminal damage at a GAA club in Co. Roscommon, in which windows were smashed in the dressing rooms, dugouts and a tractor on the grounds.
St. Faithleach GAA Club, based in Ballyleague on the border with Co. Longford, took to social media to raise awareness of the incident in a bid to discover the identity of the perpetrators.
“Absolutely disgusted to be posting this. All the hard work that the ground staff and club members put in day-in day-out with very minimal budget. A lot of damage caused to our dressing room, tractor and dug outs,” the club said in a Facebook post.
“We would plead that anyone with any information on these scandalous acts to please come forward and contact any club member or the Gardaí,” the post continued.
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The club said that “the strong community of Ballyleague and the surrounding areas will work together” to catch the vandals.
Gardaí confirmed to Agriland that they had received a report of the incident of “criminal damage” – which occurred yesterday (Saturday, September 25) – and that enquiries into the incident are ongoing.
Cavan Mart vandalised
In a separate incident of criminal damage in recent weeks, earlier this month Cavan Mart fell victim to two sperate incidents of vandalism, amounting to damage worth around €30,000.
Gerry Murray, the mart manager, explained that there had been two separate break-ins in the early part of the month and late August.
A significant amount of computer equipment was damaged, which alone could cost up to €30,000 to replace.