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07 Oct 2025

SHOCKING! Tipperary children and parents heartbroken after senseless act of vandalism

Ardfinnan Notes

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The play areas at the back of the hall in Ardfinnan have been seriously vandalised in recent weeks.

The Sensory Garden had most of its toys on wheels broken up and thrown in the nearby stream and the playhouse there is being used for everything other than a child's playhouse.

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The Fairy Garden received similar treatment and damage.

The old ball alley which is now gated and the holding area for the Tidy Towns equipment and resources is being entered by a ladder and anything that can be broken is broken.

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A newly planted shrub area had all its plants pulled up and thrown around the place and some of the beautiful large flower pots have been overturned at the side of the hall.

It is heartbreaking seeing all this work being destroyed and for the people who put who did the work there over the years.

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The Sensory Garden and the Fairy Garden were put there for all children and parents to enjoy.

Let's get the message out there and hopefully end this destruction and keep our village wonderful.

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