Gardaí are investigating a report of damage to a monument to Christopher Columbus in Galway.
The sculpture, located close to the Spanish Arch, was gifted to the people of Galway by the Italian city of Genoa, in 1992, to mark the quincentenary of Columbus' voyage to America.
The explorer is said to have visited the west of Ireland in 1477.
The party said it instead wanted a memorial to acknowledge "Galway's role in the slave trade", as a result of local provisions being supplied to slave traders.
Gardaí at Mill Street station in Galway were alerted today, after paint was daubed on the sculpture. It is unclear at this stage, exactly when black paint was sprayed onto the carving.
Labour Councillor Niall McNeilis has criticised the act and has called on those responsible to desist from such actions.
He said that while he appreciated people wanted to discuss the impact and legacy of colonialism, resorting to vandalism was not the way to carry out the debate.
