The Mayor of Waterford has expressed his outrage that pride flags have been removed by vandals once again.
The flags had been raised last weekend as part of the 'Pride of the Deise' project, which celebrates the LGBTQ community in the area.
However, the flags which were erected outside the council offices were set alight.
And despite being put up again, Waterford Mayor Cllr Damien Geoghegan said that 'sadly' they had been taken down once again.
The council was alerted by security from a nearby building.
Cllr Damien Geoghegan, who had originally proposed flying the flags, said it was a "disgusting" act.
"People often ask “Why does Pride take place?” Here’s why— Someone lowered the Pride Flags overnight & burned them," he said.
"The majority of Waterford people will be disgusted by this act."
He took to Twitter once again this afternoon to sadly confirm that the flags had once again but cut down as he hit out at the "despicable act."
"Once again it’s my sad duty to report that the Pride Flags were cut down overnight and removed from the flagpoles on The Mall. A truly despicable act. It’s now once again in the hands of the Gardai."
When the first incident happened Cllr Geoghegan pledged that the flags would return, telling WLRFM: “Gardaí in Waterford are investigating it right now I believe they have CCTV images of it.
“Members of the Gardaí were actually present for the flags being flown last Friday and have lent their full support to the initiative of the Pride flag.
“I won’t be deterred as Mayor and it is certainly my intention those flags and to ensure that those flags will fly on The Mall in Waterford for the month of June,
“I’m so disappointed that someone went out of their way to destroy them in such a public fashion,”
