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Tuesday 5 December 2023 Dublin: 5°C

# Lia Fáil

This year
2023
'Grave concern' for Ireland's national heritage sites as vandalism is on the rise
A report by
Jamie McCarron
Significant monuments that have been targeted this year include the Glendalough Deerstone and Tara’s Stone of Destiny.
Many sites have been targeted, including perhaps the country's most famous stone: the Lia Fáil at the Hill of Tara.
Illegal metal detecting, damage to stone structures and instances of graffiti are all increasing.
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Aug 18th 2023, 12:01 AM
A ghostly Famine-era village and a Pirate Queen castle: Put Achill on your 'to-do' list
One for the weekend: A trip around the historic Beara peninsula
'Most of the paint' removed from Hill of Tara stone after vandalism, says OPW
The stone was vandalised earlier in the week and graffitied with the word ‘fake’ in blue paint.
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Feb 10th 2023, 3:20 PM
‘Mindless’ and ‘ugly’ vandalism of 5,000-year-old Hill of Tara standing stone condemned
The Lia Fáil standing stone was damaged some time between Monday evening and yesterday morning.
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Feb 8th 2023, 1:52 PM
Gardaí investigate graffiti on famous Hill of Tara standing stone
The Lia Fáil standing stone was damaged some time between yesterday evening and this morning.
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Feb 7th 2023, 11:05 PM
All time
The famous standing stone on the Hill of Tara was vandalised last night
The criminal damage has been widely condemned today.
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May 29th 2014, 3:20 PM