A hate crime investigation has been launched by gardaí after anti-Semitic graffiti was painted on roads in Co Louth. Swastika symbols and words including “Jew” and “rat” were daubed on the R165 and L1260 at Shanlis near Ardee. Reacting to the incident, Holocaust Awareness Ireland said the graffiti “repeats one of the most disturbing anti-Semitic caricatures deployed by Nazis in pre-war Germany”. In a statement, the Garda said it received a report of criminal damage, and the matter is being investigated as a hate crime. It urged those who may have information to make contact. “An Garda Síochána takes hate...