Fire crew remove wheelie bin from Fr Mathew statue in Cork city

The statue is often subjected to acts of vandalism one can only assume to be alcohol-induced, with traffic cones often spotted atop its head
Fire crew remove wheelie bin from Fr Mathew statue in Cork city

A wheelie bin was placed on top of Cork city's Fr Mathew statue on Saturday. Picture: The Boys & Girls of Knocka — Facebook

An overnight act of vandalism saw a wheelie bin placed on top of Cork city's Fr Theobold Mathew statue on Patrick Street.

At around 11am, crew from Cork City Fire Brigade used ladders to retrieve the bin, after the incident was photographed and circulated on social media.

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