18/02/2019

GP Surgery Daubed With Anti-Abortion Graffiti

A GP practice in County Longford has been daubed with anti-abortion graffiti overnight.

The incident saw the Longford Medical Centre on the outskirts of Longford town vandalised on Sunday 17 February.

The graffiti, sprayed on the front of the building in black and white paint, is critical of both Government abortion policy and the media.



(JG/CM)

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