Thieves who stole the head of an 800-year-old mummy from the crypt of a Dublin church have been urged to return it.
Significant damage was caused when St Michan's Church near Smithfield was broken into at the weekend.
It is home to The Crusader, and 800-year-old mummy visited by tens of thousands of people each year.
As of last weekend, The Crusader is headless.
Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Archbishops being brought into the crypt at St Michan's Church, which was badly damaged after being vandalised last weekend. pic.twitter.com/1plFPrBo6I
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Archbishop Michael Jackson has said they will work hard to re-open the crypt to visitors:
"Our commitment will be to do everything we possibly can to make whatever is of interest available".
Gardai are continuing their investigation into last weekend's vandalism.
Assistant Commissioner Pat Leahy described it as an "outrageous" act:
"There is no sense nor meaning to what has taken place down there", he said.
Commissoner Leahy called on "anybody with information associated with this" to contact any Garda station.
St Michan's Church remains sealed off as investigators continue to search for a potential lead in the case.
