Vandals attack Drumsurn club
Vandals have sprayed graffiti on a local GAA club’s premises at the weekend, defacing a plaque dedicated to a deceased clubman.
By Orla McNicholl
Hooligans dubbed graffiti on the pillars and gates of St. Matthew’s GAA grounds in Drumsurn in the early hours of Sunday morning.
They also defaced a plaque, which was erected in the grounds, in memory of deceased club man Billy Doran.
The sick thugs wrecked havoc in the area by spraying loyalist graffiti on road signs into the entrance of the village and damaged a phone box.
Sinn Féin councillor Brenda Chivers condemned the attacks: “It’s an outrage that this sort of behaviour has occurred in Drumsurn.
“The graffiti is hard to make out but the letters NF and UFF are repeated several times.”
Cllr Chivers believes that the GAA club was singled out by members of the National Front and Ulster Freedom Fighters.
She said it was extremely worrying that these attacks could happen in such a small rural area.
She said: “Drumsurn is a peaceful area where all sections of the community live in harmony, we don’t need outsiders vandalising the area.”
