Molly Malone statue ‘violated’ by groping, says campaigner

Artem Bolshakov/Getty Images The bronze statue of Molly Malone in St Andrew's Street in Dublin.  The artwork depicts a young woman in historical dress holding a wheelbarrow full of baskets.  The outfit exposes part of the sculpture's breasts which now appear gold in colour rather than dark bronze.  Artem Bolshakov/Getty Images

The bronze statue of Molly Malone has become discoloured by people touching it

Dublin’s Molly Malone statue should be protected to prevent members of the public from “violating” it by groping the sculpture’s breasts, a campaigner has said.

Tilly Cripwell pointed out…

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