Republican headstones vandalised ahead of Easter Rising commemorations

Headstones and monuments at a plot maintained by Sinn Féin activists in Cork's St Finbarr's Cemetery on Glasheen Road have been targeted by vandals just 24 hours ahead of Easter Rising commemorations tomorrow.

Republican headstones vandalised ahead of Easter Rising commemorations
Sat, 30 Mar, 2013 - 19:54

Headstones and monuments at a plot maintained by Sinn Féin activists in Cork's St Finbarr's Cemetery on Glasheen Road have been targeted by vandals just 24 hours ahead of Easter Rising commemorations tomorrow.

Graffiti was daubed on some of the headstones, with slogans including ‘IRA scumbags’ and ‘Fuck the IRA’ painted on others.

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