Anti-social action blamed for damage to heritage sites

The Rock of Cashel and numerous other abbeys were among those to sustain damage last year, according to the Office of Public Works (OPW).

Anti-social behaviour was cited as the cause of damage in some cases, although the OPW said no one had been sanctioned in any of the incidents.

Records released under Freedom of Information show damage to 14 different older buildings under the care of the OPW in the past year, although mostly of a relatively minor nature.