People can walk by objects on the street without damaging them, surely?

This is something that the people of Castleblayney feel 'very passionate about' according to Fine Gael's Aidan Campbell.

The national activity book was first initiated by Monaghan County Council's library service.

Cllr Maxwell highlighted how "disappointing" it was to see a small number of people behave in such a manner.

Gerry Hand from Carrickmacross Tidy Towns says it's particularly disheartening.

The organisation can't turn a blind eye to what happened here.

A number of motorists were recently stopped by Gardaí in Carrickmacross.