Failte Ireland has received approval from Dublin City Council to refurbish St Andrew's Church on Suffolk Street ...

The area by the church is already a hotspot for tourists, who come to see the Molly Malone statue and listen to the buskers beside her.

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Molly Malone statue held in place by two pins, council told Stewards to patrol Molly Malone statue to discourage 'groping' The inspection by Bushy Park Ironworks was carried out after the council ...

May 06, 2025 at 10:31am BST. Stewards are guarding Dublin’s famous Molly Malone statue as part of a pilot scheme to discourage tourists from touching it.

BEHAVIOURS AT THE Molly Malone statue in the capital may have to be “accepted”, a Dublin City Council officer has said as the council considers its options for the future of the statue.

The inspection took place after Dublin City Council decided Molly Malone needed a revamp because of ongoing damage to her bosom area. The statue’s ample cleavage was often groped by visitors ...

Molly Malone statue unstable and only held in place by two pins due to ‘abuse’ on a ‘daily basis’, council report finds. Statue in Dublin has multiple broken fittings, inspection shows.

This article was amended at 11.35 on May 6, 2025 to correct the location of the Molly Malone statue to Suffolk Street, rather than Grafton Street as was originally stated. Read more.

The Molly Malone statue was erected 37 years ago in tribute to a legendary Dublin woman who sold shellfish in the streets of the Irish capital.