Closing down Cork synagogue and gutting the building is a great loss to our heritage

I was greatly saddened to see the closure of Cork Synagogue.

But I was deeply disturbed to have seen RTÉ News of March 9 which showed the entire building had been gutted, and even the Star of David on the front of the building had been removed.

The synagogue was unique in Cork and it is a pity to see that its gutting has been carried out by the Cork Hebrew congregation itself.