Vandals target C of I churches

Church of Ireland property in Milford, Co Armagh, and Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh, has been vandalised

Church of Ireland property in Milford, Co Armagh, and Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh, has been vandalised. Eight windows were broken in the Aughavilly Church hall in Hill Street, Milford, this week, according to the RUC.

Flowers, wreaths and vases in the Newtownbutler graveyard were damaged and strewn around the church grounds in several incidents over the past week. Children, some as young as five and six, have been questioned about the incidents.

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