'Everything special has been completely desecrated': Locals shocked as church vandalised

Gardaí in Clifden, Co Galway, have issued an appeal for witnesses after a small rural church was extensively damaged by vandals.

The Church of Ireland premises on the remote Errislannan peninsula in Connemara, which is mainly used during the summer, was attacked by vandals in recent days.

The damage to the little church has shocked the local community and Canon Stan Evans, who is in charge of the parishes of Errislannan, Clifden, Roundstone, and Moyard, said it is clear that it was a calculated attack.