A popular Cork woodland was vandalised with shocking anti-semitic graffiti overnight. Signage at Ballybrack Woods, a well-known walking trail outside Douglas, was scrawled with black spray paint.
Walkers in the Mangala were shocked to see hate speech spray-painted on information signs along the forest trail, including the words ‘Juden Raus’ (Jews out) and other slogans referring to Hitler. The walking trail is often used by schoolchildren, families and dog walkers, who had to see such vile vandalism this morning.
One local who contacted CorkBeo said walkers were disgusted by the “scary” incident. He said: “It was done overnight, and people saw it when they were out this morning. It’s disgusting. This is a walk that families use, that kids take to school. There’s a very disturbed person doing this; it’s scary.”
Councillor Peter Horgan, who lives in the area, said it was a disgraceful incident and urged anyone with information about it to report it to the authorities. He said: “It’s an utter disgrace. I’ve already contacted Gardaí and council officials to seek a clean-up, but anyone with info should make themselves known to Gardaí,
“If you know who was spraying ‘Hitler’ and say nothing, you’re as bad as that vandal is.”
A spokesperson for Cork City Council said that, after “several reports” about the graffiti, the council engaged with the Rochestown Area Office, and Douglas Tidy Towns volunteers mobilised to clean it up.
