Mitchelstown playground closed due to vandalism

Many of the soft mats at the playground, ripped up in an act of vandalism, believed to have taken place some time Saturday afternoon or evening.

Church Hill playground in Mitchelstown is closed following damage to the amenity caused by vandalism.

The incident is believed to have occurred sometime Saturday afternoon and saw the soft mats installed on the ground in the amenity, pulled up and damaged across several areas of the playground.

Cllr Deirdre O’Brien said that she is ‘disgusted’ to see the damage caused to the local playground, acknowledging the recent large investment in upgrading the amenity.

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