Calls for probe after landmark sculpture removed

City officials in Cork have been urged to investigate the removal of a landmark sculpture from a prominent city gateway site.

The 10ft X 10ft bronze sculpture of dray horses pulling a cart of kegs was removed from the wall of an apartment block in Blackpool early on Sunday.

The sculpture, installed on the northern gable wall between the Watercourse road and Blackpool bypass, was clearly visible from one of the main roads leading into the city from the north.