Luke Kelly statue vandalised

mfceiling

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/community-outraged-as-luke-kelly-statue-is-vandalised-932988.html

It was only a matter of time. Probably the most famous person from the area (go on out of that Gately) and that's the respect he's been given.
Little scrotes up to no good as usual....But but but they've no amenities, it's not their fault etc.
It was a truly striking piece of art that couldn't be appreciated.
Knackers.

doughef

Looks like Bono with shades 😎

Fr_Dougal

Looks like they painted on a pair of sunglasses. ****ty thing to do, but probably not the worst case of vandalism I’ve seen.

McDermotX

Well...I've no time for a hideous piece of 'art' like that, but I do enjoy a moan about little scrotes.

Hang 'em all, I say.

Poor Uncle Tom

Wait for the excusers........

Poor Uncle Tom

Haha they are in while I was typing...

ctrl-alt-delete

Word on the street is that a local lad called Ronnie drew it on.

Church on Tuesday

I honestly thought it would be worse TBH but it's still disgraceful.

Oh and those of you who have no knowledge of the great Luke Kelly and think this is all a bit of craic; shame on you.

Pinch Flat

No respect for anybody. Including one of their own

Thelonious Monk

The state of the thing in fairness. Plus what do they expect if you put anything in that area.

Chicken George

One mans art is another mans vandalism.

SEPT 23 1989

Luke would find it funny

sabat

And of course Christy "one of our own" Burke has to chime in with another worthless opinion about how the community was wronged, as if a gang of businessmen from Dalkey did it. He was curiously unavailable for comment when his family members were convicted of possessing weapons in the area though.

Zeek12

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

The state of the thing in fairness. Plus what do they expect if you put anything in that area.

Not condoning the vandalism for one minute....

But it really wasn't much to look at anyway. They could and should have done Luke's memory better service with something more dignified.

Yamanoto

doughef wrote: »

Looks like Bono with shades ��

Looks like Bono with Aids

Oink

Chicken George wrote: »

One mans art is another mans vandalism.

I think the statue itself was vandalism in a first place.

I still want the arshwipes to be made to lick the paint off until the statue is clean again but that’s a different debate.

Thelonious Monk

Zeek12 wrote: »

Not condoning the vandalism for one minute....

But it really wasn't much to look at anyway. They could and should have done Luke's memory better service with something more dignified.

It's an awful yolk, looks like he's about to vomit or blow someone

McDermotX

Duffy will be looking to get some coverage with this on the Lahvlahn.

"Its a wunderful statue.......sure isn't it great.......wasn't he marvelous etc etc"

It's in bits FFS..... before it was vandalised.

eagle eye

Disgusted by the idiots that would do something like that.
Luke Kelly is probably the greatest Irish singer of all time, a true legend.
It's just sickening that somebody would do this.

dd973

eagle eye wrote: »

Disgusted by the idiots that would do something like that.
Luke Kelly is probably the greatest Irish singer of all time, a true legend.
It's just sickening that somebody would do this.

They've probably never heard of him given the breadth of their cultural and intellectual scope.

riffmongous

sabat wrote: »

And of course Christy "one of our own" Burke has to chime in with another worthless opinion about how the community was wronged, as if a gang of businessmen from Dalkey did it. He was curiously unavailable for comment when his family members were convicted of possessing weapons in the area though.

Sounds like yoube just been waiting to have a go tbh, he was involved with commissioning the statue apparently so of course he's going to comment on it, and he implied nothing of the sort

JohnnyFlash

riffmongous wrote: »

Sounds like yoube just been waiting to have a go tbh, he was involved with commissioning the statue apparently so of course he's going to comment on it, and he implied nothing of the sort

Auld Christy defaced many a city centre and innocent bystander in his time, so I’m sure he’ll have the awareness to keep his outrage to a minimum.

Omackeral

sabat wrote: »

And of course Christy "one of our own" Burke has to chime in with another worthless opinion about how the community was wronged, as if a gang of businessmen from Dalkey did it. He was curiously unavailable for comment when his family members were convicted of possessing weapons in the area though.

touts

Surprised it lasted this long. Awful piece of "art". Of the two statues the taxpayers funded that one was more about the artist showing off than a celebration of the subject. Apparently the Kelly family themselves hated it. I don't condone vandalism but arguably that thing was vandalism to start with.

The Enbalmer

Looks like the Beheading Of Lino Ritchie

Larbre34

Jog on Burke, you couldn't keep a boulder nice down Sheriffer way and you bloody well knew that all the time you lobbied for this. (spare me the Joe Duffy salta dee eart community shyte too, if a community can't put a leash on its own then thats all you need to know about it)

The notion of putting a statue of Luke in Dublin 1 was always daft, famous people get prominent positions, not outside the front door they grew up in and they could have saved themselves all this bother by not having the Sheriffer statue and moving the Stephens Green one down to either O'Donoghues or Raglan Road a lá Phillo Lynott or Patrick Kavanagh.

Atoms for Peace

God know what the little ****es will do to the Michael Jackson statue.

Larbre34

Atoms for Peace wrote: »

God know what the little ****es will do to the Michael Jackson statue.

Stay the feck away. Just in case.

branie2

Whoever did that is a scumbag of the lowest order :mad:

Berserker

I'm shocked to hear that it lasted that long if I'm honest. Pointless putting a statue like that in that part of town.

Dual wheels

mfceiling wrote: »

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/community-outraged-as-luke-kelly-statue-is-vandalised-932988.html

It was only a matter of time. Probably the most famous person from the area (go on out of that Gately) and that's the respect he's been given.
Little scrotes up to no good as usual....But but but they've no amenities, it's not their fault etc.
It was a truly striking piece of art that couldn't be appreciated.
Knackers.

Couldn’t agree more, ah but the poor little chislers there’s nothing in the area for them sure they have to turn to vandalism, I blame the government...
In fairness it’s probably the worst place you could put anything as it’s just a knacker hole and you can talk about all the urban regeneration horse**** you like, a knacker is a knacker

StupidLikeAFox

sabat wrote: »

And of course Christy "one of our own" Burke has to chime in with another worthless opinion about how the community was wronged, as if a gang of businessmen from Dalkey did it. He was curiously unavailable for comment when his family members were convicted of possessing weapons in the area though.

What the hell are you on about? That is not the impression I got from his statement


From the article: "Now, I'm not pointing the finger at anybody but I'm hoping that CCTV is hoping to pick up the culprit or culprits. I know that the community is outraged."

“I know that the family will be hurt and devastated tonight and I know that the community is absolutely devastated,” he said.

“I am absolutely outraged; I actually feel so disturbed inside that I am virtually shaking."

“Really and truly, I never dreamt that this would happen.”

He called on anyone in the local community with any information on the culprits to pass it on to Gardaí.

“It is a sad evening at the end of the day but we won’t give up,” he said.

“The graffiti will be removed; the community will stand together, stronger and stronger and I know that they will continue to police the Luke Kelly statue.”

endacl

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Word on the street is that a local lad called Ronnie drew it on.

Fella called John sheahan it happening.

sligojoek

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Word on the street is that a local lad called Ronnie drew it on.

A good few years ago When I was well cut backstage at a Pogues gig, I got chatting to Ronnie. I told him I thought Luke was a far better singer than he was.

He said, "Well it's a good job I'm not depending on c*nts like you to make a living then." and walked off.

sligojoek

sligojoek wrote: »

A good few years ago When I was well cut backstage at a Pogues gig, I got chatting to Ronnie. I told him I thought Luke was a far better singer than he was.

He said, "Well it's a good job I'm not depending on c*nts like you to make a living then." and walked off.

haha!

No offence to you, but I actually respect him for that (still youre right, Luke Kelly was of course the better vocalist). It wasn't just his voice, it was his very authentic sound. He had soul before the rest of us knew what that meant.

Andrew00

You'd know well young lads are finished school for the summer when this stuff happens

Tends to be an increase in most towns and cities of anti social behaviour when the summer holidays come

Canis Lupus

It's an improvement if you ask me.

Chicken George

It's an awful looking thing and from a distance the sunglasses make it look better.
Weekend at bernies head on it

ILoveYourVibes

Horrible statue but it's a matter of taste etc.

fatknacker

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Word on the street is that a local lad called Ronnie drew it on.

Shoulda drew a Ronnie

biko

DublinGAA says the statue is "destroyed" now.
Hyperbole and hysteria in action.

https://twitter.com/Dubs_gaa/status/1143605596370944000

OldMrBrennan83

I knew as soon as I seen a thread here that loads of people would be loving it.

The Enbalmer

Andrew00 wrote:

You'd know well young lads are finished school for the summer when this stuff happens

Yeah because they miss school terribly down sherrifer.."No more classes,Herbert.Whatever shall we do?"

whisky_galore

Terrible looking thing, like a giant latex severed head. Like something you'd see in a chamber of horrors.

I'm not a great fan of littering streetscapes with lifesize bronze statues of notables who look like they've been dipped in chocolate but this artistic atrocity is in a league of its own.

KaneToad

biko wrote: »

DublinGAA says the statue is "destroyed" now.
Hyperbole and hysteria in action.

https://twitter.com/Dubs_gaa/status/1143605596370944000

I thought Luke had red hair. Ginger suppression...

Beechwoodspark

Unfortunately I’d say it’ll be vandalized regularly from now on

Pkiernan

They should have made his hair from grass seeds like a Chia Pet

crap statue

crap area

kelly a legend

is that about it

whiskeyman

I love that statue. Something different.
Real shame as the planned Velo cycle is starting from there today I think.

I'm sure the locals are appalled also as Luke is a local hero around Sherrif St.

Always around the summer all the scrotes go mad.

padd b1975

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Horrible statue but it's a matter of taste etc.

Have a bit of respect.














Thousands of Brillo pads died to make that statue.

Boxing.Fan

No one blaming alt right/right wing nazis yet lol

I'm surprised....