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WHOLE OF MOLLY STATUE A BUST...
Irish Daily Star
|May 06, 2025
Pins holding her in place ruined by tourist gropes
AN inspection of Dublin's statue of Molly Malone discovered it was not just her bosom that was in distress - the entire sculpture was unstable with multiple broken fittings.
A report by metalworkers explained how two of the pins that held Molly in place were completely destroyed.
This had happened “from the abuse she [was] receiving on a daily basis” according to city council records.
The inspection showed the Grafton Street statue was held in place by two fixing pins under the wheels of her cart.
An email said: “The two fixing pins below her body have come loose or have cracked.
"As a matter of urgency, these pins need to be rewelded or replaced but to do that, the stone facing around the plinth will have to be removed so we can get at the pins."
This story is from the May 06, 2025 edition of Irish Daily Star.
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