Heated exchange over graffiti at Glenties meeting
A discussion about graffiti turned into a heated exchange at the Glenties Municipal District Meeting.
Independent Councillor Michael McClafferty called for a united front from all councillors against the defacing of road signage. Councillor McClafferty described the spray painting of signs as criminal damage and pointed to the costs associated with repairing or replacing them.
Independent Councillor Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig, who spoke in Irish, stated that: “Graffiti is a legitimate form of protest. A legitimate act of political expression.”
Cllr Mac Giolla Easbuig pointed to the “Free Derry” wall and the artist Banksy. Cllr McClafferty heavily disputed Cllr Mac Giolla Easbuig’s statement and said: “I am talking about defacing road signage and buildings, not a legitimate form of protest.”
At this stage, Cathaoirleach of the Glenties MD, Fianna Fáil Councillor Anthony Molloy, called for order and for the next item on the agenda to be addressed.
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