A councillor has called for thugs who attacked a playground to be found and ordered to clean up EVERY playground in the town.
There is outrage amongst parents in Letterkenny after vandals attacked a local children’s playground by defecating on slides.
Children and parents arrived at Letterkenny Town Park today to find the disgusting site which was left overnight.
Dozens of parents arrived at the popular playground to allow their children to use the facilities with many still off work because of the Bank Holiday.
One eagle-eyed parent spotted the incidents and alerted other parents to the situation to prevent children from becoming soiled with the faeces.
The parent contacted Donegal Daily in a state of outrage.
He fumed “This was carried out by animals – that’s all I can call them because they are not human beings.
“Somebody climbed up onto this slide and deliberately went to the toilet knowing that children would be using this slide this morning.
“I would love to meet whoever done this because they would not be able to do it again if I got my hands on them.”
Cllr Gerry McMonagle
Local county councillor Gerry McMonagle apologised for what had happened but branded those who used the playground as a toilet as “simply vile.”
“Let us get this straight, this is not someone who has been caught short and needed to nip behind a bush in the park.
“This is someone who has deliberately gone out and vandalised a children’s playground by defecating on it.
“I cannot even call them animals because animals would not do such a thing. On behalf of the local council I would like to apologise for parents and children who have been forced to encounter this,” he said.
And he added that anybody who knows who may be responsible for the disgusting attack to contact the Gardai or the local council.
“These people should be found and then forced to clean not just this park but EVERY park in the town for what they have done.
“Perhaps then they would realise what brilliant places that playgrounds are and what enjoyment our children get from them,” he added.
He said he will now again liaise with the HSE who run the nearby St Conal’s Hospital to see if they can utilise their CCTV footage in a bid to secure the park form such further attacks.
