Civil War monument vandalised in Kerry

It may have happened over 90 years ago, but the bitter legacy of the Civil War lives on in Kerry.

A roadside monument, near Knocknagoshel, unveiled last year to five Free State soldiers killed by the IRA on March 6, 1923, has been vandalised, with the top of the limestone slab being knocked off.

Sinn Féin TD for Kerry North/West Limerick Martin Ferris yesterday condemned the attack as “absolutely disgraceful’’.