Murray portrait removed after personal plea from victim

The portrait of a former lord mayor of Cork, the convicted sex offender John Murray, was removed from City Hall last night after a powerful personal plea from his victim.

It is understood the woman, who was sexually assaulted by Murray when she was a teenager in the 1990s, emailed current Lord Mayor Catherine Clancy yesterday after calls to move his portrait to a less prominent position were reported in the Irish Examiner.

It is understood that the victim set out in clear terms exactly what she would like to see happen to the photograph and that it be taken down.