IRA slogans daubed on councillor’s home

Donal Hickey

The letters ‘CIRA’ were painted on the gable of the home of Cllr Liam Purtill and his wife, Mary, in the village of Ballylongford, Co Kerry. Investigating gardaí said they are taking the incident seriously.

“This was a terribly cowardly act and has been most upsetting for my family and I. I’m nearly sure it was nobody in the village that did it and would be most surprised if it was,” Mr Purtill said yesterday.