{"id":4504,"date":"2018-12-11T11:07:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T16:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4504"},"modified":"2018-12-12T09:08:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T14:08:49","slug":"approval-given-for-luke-kelly-statue-in-dublin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4504","title":{"rendered":"Approval Given for Luke Kelly Statue in Dublin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lk_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lk_04.jpg 740w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lk_04-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/lk_04-230x150.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>A plan to erect a statue of Luke Kelly near where he was born and raised in Dublin has been given the go ahead.<\/p>\n<p>A bust of The Dubliners singer will be unveiled on Guild Street in the North Inner City at the end of January.<\/p>\n<p>Dublin City Councillor, Christy Burke, says it&#8217;s been fourteen years in the making:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a sculpture piece of a head with the beard and the red curly hair and I have no doubt it&#8217;s an emotional day for the family (and) the fans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s all be honest about it &#8211; Luke deserves that and more. (He is) a legend, a master, an ambassador (and) a great musician.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-4504\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4504&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-4504\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4504&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-4504\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4504&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=4504\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A plan to erect a statue of Luke Kelly near where he was born and raised in Dublin has been given the go ahead. 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