IRA monument in Northern town pulled down by vandals

AN IRA monument in the centre of a Co Down town has been damaged by vandals.

IRA monument in Northern town pulled down by vandals

The Celtic cross in Main Street in Castlewellan was pulled down from its base by vandals in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Three flag poles surrounding it were also uprooted with one tossed into the grounds of St Malachy’s Chapel.

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