'Frightening that somebody would stoop so low'. Anger in Longford as vandals 'do unbelievable damage'

There is deep anger in a Longford community as vandals caused 'unbelievable damage' to the public toilets facility. 

"What happened at the public toilets in the car park in Lanesboro on Sunday afternoon/evening August 25 was truly unbelievable," writes Longford Leader / Longford Live Lanesboro correspondent Joe O'Brien.

He continued, "Person/persons went into the facility and proceeded to do unbelievable damage smashing the mirror, the toilet seats and the toilet roll holders in the three toilets.

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"You would have to wonder about the state of mind of someone that would do what they did. For the caretaker to witness the depredation was heart wrenching considering that the facility was kept so well.

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"This facility is so vital for everyone that uses the car park area be it the kids and their families that use the playground, the walkers, the people fishing, those availing of the coffee shop and the many people that camp, caravan and camper vans.

"These toilets were opened a few years ago and Mike Greene on his own volition opened and closed the facility until last year when he had to cease his volunteering. Following consultation between Cllr Sean Mimnagh and Lanesboro Tidy Towns committee the facility was reopened and as usual it was kept in pristine condition.

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"If anyone knows or hears anything about this they are duty bound to ring 999 and relay their knowledge to the Gardaí.

"It is frightening to think that somebody would stoop so low to do such an act and even more so to think that they may be living in our community. This has to be brought to a head before more serious damage is done."

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