Crane used to remove graffiti from landmark Cork building

Four large letters, EDSK, were spray-painted on the southern facade of Grand Parade building

Three workers in a hanging platform clean up the graffiti spray-painted onto 46 Grand Parade on Thursday morning, with a safety boat positioned alongside in the river. River Lee. Pictures: Larry Cummins 

As graffiti removal jobs go, it could be one of the most complex and costly undertaken in Cork City in recent years.

A large crane was deployed in the city centre on Thursday to hoist workers into position so they could remove ugly graffiti from a very inaccessible section of a landmark city building.