Man arrested over vandalism of The George

A man in his 20s has been arrested for criminal damage following the vandalism of Dublin’s best-known gay bar, The George.

The man is being held at Pearse Street Garda station.

On Saturday, the manager of the establishment said the man responsible for the vandalism had been caught on CCTV footage.

Racist vandalism defaces Ward 2 election signs

Racism and vandalism struck the run for city council in Ward 2 on Saturday, when election signs for candidate Munira Abukar were found defaced with profanities.

The words "Go back home" were also painted on signs. It is the latest incident of racism and intolerance in the run-up to the Oct. 27 election.

Abukar said it left her disheartened and angry — at first.

Gatineau Mosque Target Of Vandalism

Representatives of a Gatineau, Que., mosque say they are concerned about vandalism after someone tried to set fire to two cars in their parking lot early Monday morning.

Sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m. a person attempted to set fire to two cars parked at the mosque but was unsuccessful, according to Amadou Thiam, the secretary general for the Outaouais Islamic Centre.

On Monday morning the cars were still in the parking lot, their front and side windows smashed. One car had a wad of paper stuffed into its front gas tank.

Two windows at the mosque itself were also broken.

Thiam said it was the second time in the last month and the third time in the last four months the mosque has been a target of vandals.

Security camera footage of the parking lot has been turned over to Gatineau police, Thiam said.

While Gatineau police would not comment on Monday, they did acknowledge that there were a number of open investigations related to complaints of vandalism at the mosque.