The rail operator dealt with hundreds of incidents of deliberate damage in 2024 with train windows smashed in and lights broken.

Mary Meehan from Dunmore in Galway said the last few weeks had been very difficult.

The Taoiseach visited the village on Monday to get a sense of ‘the explosive force of a whirlwind’ that hit on Sunday.

The incident resulted in damage to furniture, IT equipment, the kitchen and staff room at the detention centre

An Australian house was left in a “state of complete carnage” after it was trashed by Hollywood actor Johnny Depp, it has been alleged.