Stewards employed by Dublin City Council are set to start patrolling around the city’s famous Molly Malone statue in a bid to stop people ‘groping’ and damaging the bronze figure. The statue, which ...

A famous statue in Dublin has been assigned a security detail in an effort to stop tourists from squeezing its breasts. Molly Malone, a fictional fisherman’s wife who serves as an unofficial ...

But to the familiar folklore of Molly Malone represented in her statue on Suffolk Street in central Dublin — a pretty young face, a hawker’s cart of cockles and mussels, a low-cut frilly dress ...

Stewards have been brought in to protect a famous statue of Molly Malone in Dublin after complaints people were groping the sculpture’s breasts. Dublin’s City Council has taken the action and ...

A famous Dublin statue of a mythical fishmonger should be protected from the groping hands of tourists and passersby, says a young woman campaigning to protect her. Tilly Cripwell is in her final ...

A famous statue in Ireland will soon have bodyguards ... Tilly Cripwell would frequently busked beside the statue of Molly Malone in Dublin and noticed the “misogynistic behaviour” displayed ...

The Thin Lizzy frontman tragically passed away in 1986 at just 36, but his legacy continues to be celebrated in Dublin. The statue, located outside the famous Bruxelles pub off Grafton Street in ...

Dublin’s famous Molly Malone statue is to be restored, with the introduction of a steward system to prevent further groping and damage. The statue’s bronze surface will be treated to correct ...

“I just love the statue of Phil Lynott ... s legacy stays intact as it is celebrated in Dublin via the monument, which can be found outside the famous Bruxelles pub off Grafton Street in ...

The council also said it has plans to re-patinate (re-cover) parts of the statue that have become discoloured by people touching it. "Dublin City Council do not want anyone to touch any work of ...

Stewards employed by Dublin City Council are set to start patrolling around the city’s famous Molly Malone statue in a bid to stop people ‘groping’ and damaging the bronze figure.