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A statue erected in honor of singer Luke Kelly may have to be relocated after being vandalized for a fourth time in recent months, a Dublin city councilor has said.<\/p>\nA statue erected in honor of singer Luke Kelly may have to be relocated after being vandalized for a fourth time in recent months, a Dublin city councilor has said.<\/p>\n
The statue on Sheriff Street was erected in January 2019 and has been vandalized four times in the past year.<\/p>\n
On Sunday night, photos appeared on social media of the statue being targeted again.<\/p>\n
The statue, designed by artist Vera Klute, was covered with red paint, in the shape of glasses.<\/p>\n
Dublin city councilor Ray McAdam described the latest incident of vandalism as \u201csoul destroying\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr McAdam said councilors are now considering moving the statue to a different location but will consult with the Kelly family first.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is just soul destroying to see the statue being defaced again. Luke Kelly is such a revered figure so the lack of respect being shown to his memory is disgraceful.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMindless idiots are carrying out these attacks and wasting public money. Dublin City Council is being forced to throw good money after bad by having to clean it up.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe money would be better spent on targeting illegal dumping or trying to bring in more social distancing measures on Dublin\u2019s streets.<\/p>\n
\u201cDublin city councilors are going to ask the council if we should relocate the statue. I don\u2019t want it to be moved but at this stage it has been damaged four times. Putting security around it would not deter vandals \u2013 it would just encourage them.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a sorry day when we are having to discuss this but it seems inevitable at this stage that we will have to look at moving the statue to another part of Dublin.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would of course discuss any plan to move the statue with the Kelly family.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement, Dublin City Council said: \u201cThe statue will be cleaned and all considerations on how best to protect the sculpture for the future will be actively considered.\u201d<\/p>\n