The iconic Molly Malone statue has stood in the city centre since 1988. The Molly Malone statue is currently boarded up for restoration. Photos taken of the statue today, October 3, show it boarded up with signs saying cleaning and restoration are taking place. The statue needs to be restored because of the high number […]
2 months ago
By Fiona Frawley The statue has been vandalised twice in as many weeks. After years of being rubbed up by many a tourist, in the last fortnight Molly Malone’s front has been painted black and written over in green marker. Following the initial slathering of black paint Dublin City Council had stepped in to clean the statue, but […]
2 years ago
Molly Malone developed a lump in her breast and no one noticed. Earlier this month, a small bronze-like lump was created and placed on one of Molly’s breasts at her statue just off Dublin’s Grafton Street. Tourists and visitors continued to touch the statue’s breasts and take photos with them as they have for decades […]
7 years ago