Teen on graffiti damage charges

A teenager appeared at Cork District Court yesterday accused of spraying insulting comments about a garda in graffiti on four different schools in the Blarney area, leaving them with a total bill of €1,200 to remove the paint.

Inspector John Deasy outlined the background to the alleged criminal damage offences for the purpose of Judge Marie Keane deciding on whether or not to accept jurisdiction to hear the case.

“On October 9, 2017, from approximately 1am to 2.15am, Scoil Chroí Iosa on St Anne’s Road; Scoil Chroí Iosa Junior on Castle Road; Church of the Immaculate Conception; and Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál, all in Blarney, were damaged by a male who sprayed graffiti on the walls and windows of the buildings.