The Kavanagh statue in Dublin
Our most famous local poet, Patrick Kavanagh, has had his statue in Dublin vandalised.
The Inniskeen man, who died in November 1967, was immortalised in 1991 when a statue was unveiled in his honour by then president Mary Robinson on the Grand Canal.
In recent days though the status has been defaced as vandals have sprayed red paint on his shoes.
Inspired by Kavanagh’s poem ‘Lines Written On A Seat On The Grand Canal, Dublin’, the statue was created by Irish figurative sculptor John Coll.
Commenting on the red paint, a spokesperson for Dublin City Council said they were arranging to have it cleaned as soon as possible.
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