Cork's Listening Post monument vandalised prompting calls for its restoration

An emigration monument on Penrose Quay in Cork city centre has been damaged by vandalism, prompting calls from local politicians to restore it to its former glory.

The Listening Posts, four stainless steel beacons, previously played recordings of interviews with hundreds of emigrants, their descendants, those they left behind, and workers on the emigrant ships. These included the voices of emigrants who wanted to return to Ireland, and those who were glad they got away.