“My photo shows a cleaner using spirits to clean the bronze [statue of Molly Malone] so that the tourists may gape and grope once more.”
Dublin is well ornamented with statues of famous and fictional figures.
O’Connell Street alone is home to Parnell, Larkin and O’Connell, to name a few. When it comes to statues of women, however, the collection pales in comparison to the males.
Molly Malone is one of these few, and she is a fictional character at that.
The statue was recently vandalised, black paint was thrown upon her breasts. My photo shows a cleaner using spirits to clean the bronze so that the tourists may gape and grope once more.
Dublin Inquirer is running a Photo of the Month competition each month. The winner gets €50 and publication. If you’d like to enter, you can find the guidelines here.
Mel Keane took the stage Saturday as part of Dublin Digital Radio’s annual festival, Alternating Current, at The Complex.
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