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Traces of graffiti remain on Hill of Tara standing stone despite cleaning efforts
Office of Public Works says ‘low-impact’ cleaning methods most appropriate to use
The word `fake' was sprayed on the 5,000-year-old Lia Fáil stone at Tara during an attack .
Jack Power
Paul Murphy
Wed Feb 08 2023 - 20:02
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3 MIN READ
Jack Power
Jack Power is acting Europe Correspondent of The Irish Times
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