Gardaí have confirmed that they are investigating graffiti painted on roads on the Louth-Meath border as incidents of criminal damage with a hate crime motivation.
Gardaí said they attended the scene of the incident which occurred between the evening of Monday, 23 March and the morning of Tuesday, 24 March.
This is the most recent case of antisemitic graffiti in the area, following another similar incident in December.
A local councillor in the area, Paddy Meade, has said this is the 11th such incident over several years.
The graffiti includes the word "Jew", the Star of David symbol and the word "rats".
Meath County Council said the graffiti at Bigstown had been reported to gardaí.
In a statement, the council said it is "aware of and wholly condemns a recent incident where antisemitic graffiti was applied to the L5600 in the Bigstown area of County Meath".
Meath County Council said one of it's "core values" is "creating an inclusive environment where diversity is respected and equality is upheld for all our citizens and for any person visiting our country".
This graffiti has since been removed and gardaí have appealed to anyone with information to contact them at Ardee, Navan or any garda station.
