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Someone vandalised Molly Malone's cleavage...

Molly had only made her comeback in Dublin’s city centre last Friday.

Updated 2.35pm

JUST FOUR DAYS after Dublin’s pretty girl Molly Malone returned to the city centre she became the victim of vandals.

Dublin City Business Improvement District today tweeted a picture of the grafitti, which is scrawled over a particularly prominent part of Molly’s body.

They said the graffitti was spotted by staff today and has already been reported to the relevant people so she can be cleaned up.

A spokesperson for Dublin City Council told TheJournal.ie this afternoon that the graffiti has now been removed and Molly’s cleavage is back to its former glory.

The statue made a comeback on Friday afternoon, with Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe unveiling Molly, who had been given a good polish since she was removed from her previous location at the bottom of Grafton Street.

A spokesperson from his Department said today:

It is very disappointing to see the vandalism to Molly Malone which is popular with tourists and Dubliners alike, particularly after it was so beautifully restored as part of its recent move.

If we’re not careful, she’ll leave us again.

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    Mute Glen
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:29 PM

    Whoever done that, if caught should be made clean the statue every Saturday for the rest if his/her life.

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    Mute Gabbi Johnson
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:33 PM

    If they live that long.

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    Mute The Green Monkey
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:34 PM

    The city is full of scúm who feel they can do whatever they want with impunity, the solution to this problem is to bring back public floggings……….

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    Mute Donald Cameron
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:41 PM

    @Gabbi I’m pretty sure everyone will live the rest of their lives…

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    Mute Mark Kelly
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:50 PM

    The Green Monkey – that our Stalinist Labour camps. The only solutions.

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    Mute J. Dunn
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:54 PM

    But maybe not till Saturday, Donald.

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    Mute John Burke
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:12 PM

    I’m thinking this might be a garth Brooke’s protest.

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    Mute Maria G. Olia
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:20 PM

    much better….everyday they should remove the birds poo from all the statuas in city center, starting from o’connoll’s one

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    Mute Qwerty
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:27 PM

    *did

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    Mute John Mcloughlin
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:33 PM

    Yes a good idea

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    Mute Marlon Major
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 2:07 PM

    I believe this issue stems from the lack of respect that permeates the population today. People readily litter without a second thought. Individuals and families go to fast food restaurants such as McDonald’s and leave a complete mess, expecting someone else to clean-up after them. People allow their dogs to foul wherever they please and don’t pick-up after them.

    What is really sad, is that very few see anything wrong with this type of behaviour. These folks are setting a bad example for their children. They’re teaching their children that there is no need for respect. The only time respect is required, is when it belongs to mom and dad… Otherwise FU!

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    Mute The Green Monkey
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 2:47 PM

    I’m all up for labour camps but I prefer to call them reeducation camps………

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    Mute Niall H
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 3:03 PM

    Why not just call them ‘camps where you can concentrate’ green monkey?!

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    Mute Piotrek Król
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 3:26 PM

    Yep, reeducation via the removal of the testicles, followed by teeth, tongue and toenails.

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    Mute SinAssist
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 5:58 PM

    ‘Labour Nua’ camps….ScamBridge phase 2!!

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    Mute Stephen Pluck
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 7:15 PM

    ( . )Y( . )

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    Mute Yvonne Smyth
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 10:38 PM

    Agree with Glen, they should make a little cleaning unit out of the vandals they catch, dress them in pink overalls and send them out to clean, graffiti, bird shit or whatever, just clean. I don’t mind all the artwork that gets done in certain places but this was just done in passing by some mindless knob head! I was in a bar in Boston years ago and this was always the song of choice by the end of the night, it is known so well, it’s a shame when the tourists see it now…..poor Molly, no one can save her!

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    Mute Gabbi Johnson
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:32 PM

    What a right pair of tits.. to have done this.

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    Mute Ron North
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:11 PM

    Rhetoric

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    Mute Gabbi Johnson
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:30 PM

    #Rhetoric!

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    Mute Ron North
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 2:25 PM

    Sorry Gabbi, I’ll get it right next time.

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    Mute Statler
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:37 PM

    Put a stock close to it … lock the culprits in it … sell rotten fruit & veg to throw at them to pay for the graffiti cleanup …

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    Mute Moira Connolly
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:53 PM

    Young lads tagging and defacing property should be chain ganged like in the states and made to clean off graffitti, dosn’t matter if it is not theirs. If they are forced to wear high viz jackets and clean grafitti off with tooth brushes while the general public have a good laugh at them might make them think twice about doing it.

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    Mute Paul Somers
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:18 PM

    Not pulling the sexist card or anything but girls do it to. Maybe it was a girl trying to cover up the juicy bits :)

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    Mute KentuckyWindage
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:34 PM

    Leave Molly’s jibber-jabbers alone!!

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    Mute Susanne Morgan
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:52 PM

    There used to be a judge a few years ago who made the graffiti ‘artists’ clean up their mess (and some additional) with a scrubbing brush and detergent. Sadly he retired, perhaps the current crop of judges could re-instate that punishment …

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    Mute Shane Mullally
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:56 PM

    Not respect for anything,only scoring their next drug fix and making life miserable for its inhabitants…

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    Mute Niall Waters
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:47 PM

    I hope we’ll all be kept abreast about what happens to the pair of tits responsible for this.

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    Mute Mark Kelly
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:31 PM

    Anybody caught spraying graffiti should have their arms chopped off.

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    Mute Frank Mc Carthy
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:41 PM
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    Mute Cartoon Time
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:49 PM

    Except Bansky ..He can spray on my wall all day long every day ..I’ll even replace the wall every time that he sprays on it ..

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    Mute Mark Kelly
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:52 PM

    Almost as bad as tattoos.. look how many morons are walking around Dublin plastered in those. Moronic b*stards the lot of them.

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    Mute Maria G. Olia
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:24 PM

    on mine too- here and in italy :) I’ll payed for journay and accommodation

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    Mute Neal Ireland Hello
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 3:17 PM

    Mark, tattoos are not generally done on public property or statues.

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    Mute Bluemist
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:50 PM

    About time Keegan got of his backside and cleaned up this city since he took over the city it has become a dirty kip

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    Mute Seán A Haon
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:30 PM

    Looks like someone wanted to cover up her baps. Most likely some idiot religious group.

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    Mute Jeanniejampots
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:34 PM

    It’s a signature done by an idiot with a spray can nothing deeper than that! Not a religious commentary on her chest.

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    Mute Mr Phil Officer
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:02 PM

    I doubt a Dub or indeed any Irish person would do this whether religious or otherwise.

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    Mute Seán A Haon
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:36 PM

    Never ever say never ever.

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    Mute Brent Sallinger
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:20 PM

    It could be just an allergic reaction to seafood!

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    Mute zebadie
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:10 PM

    Probably not the first time Molly copped a display on her chest.

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    Mute Colin Kavanagh
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:33 PM

    Disgraceful – but being exiled in London, I had no idea they had moved the statue from Grafton Street, any idea why.

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    Mute Fergal Reid
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:49 PM

    Luas works. This is a better site and I hope she stays there permanently. Molly does be clogging Grafton St!

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    Mute Nibbler Dibbler
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 2:36 PM

    Maybe we need to bring in a type of national service for delinquents – because if the parents can’t or won’t teach their kids to respect their environment and their neighbours then the state needs to step in and do the job for them. Zero tolerance for all types of anti social behaviour. If Singapore can do it so can we!

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    Mute Ted Carroll
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:46 PM

    That whole biting incident a story up is so embarrassing for Meath football. I’d say they were raging the manager said it so publicly before reviewing it privately and seeing that they were clearly the aggressors and now have to drop the whole thing or they’ll look like idiots if they end up having their own players banned over it.

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    Mute Joseph Siddall
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:50 PM

    Ted, I think you might just be on the wrong topic. Just something about your post that makes me think that…….but I could be wrong. Again.

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    Mute Dave Malone
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:07 PM

    Looks like the work of a robin red breast

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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:33 PM

    ‘New and improved Molly’?
    I’m confused, is she new? Or improved?
    Presume its the same statue so I’ll take it as just improved…

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    Mute David
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:38 PM

    She is new as in the space she now occupys is on a different vibrational frequency zone to her previous location.

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    Mute Joseph Siddall
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:48 PM

    David, what would that be in English ?

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    Mute Frank Mc Carthy
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:33 PM

    ……..She died of a fever and no one could save her

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    Mute Gabbi Johnson
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:33 PM

    and she was mad for cockles.

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    Mute Darren Norris
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 2:04 PM

    Must have been another case of a poor forgotten social welfare reject or homeless person.

    Hopefully they are given a nice house soon to stop this happening again. Is that not what everyone on here wants? Poor innocent victims until this happens.

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    Mute Mark Kelly
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 3:49 PM

    Yes, give them more money for fags. That will fix it.

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    Mute Castalla Villas
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:48 PM

    Castrat the clown

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    Jul 23rd 2014, 3:54 PM

    Any relation to Krusty?

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    Mute Martina Dolan
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 2:03 PM

    Would be kind of amusing watching some guy cleaning it though :) titter . I know I know .. immature :)

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    Mute Keith Moran
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 4:57 PM

    It’s probably just sunburn

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    Mute Joseph M Purfield
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 1:14 PM

    Bring back public Birching, these brainless thugs need to feel pain, might may their brain function that is if they have a brain.

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    Mute Stephen Shaw
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 2:06 PM

    A bit of colour to brighten up this dreary old statue would do it no harm. Look at the sour puss on her

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    Mute Spilt Pint
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 4:02 PM

    Can’t quite see it under the dress, Stephen..

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    Mute Derek Norris
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 4:40 PM

    He or she should made clean dublin spire at least a month

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    Mute Max Maxwell
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 4:46 PM

    Why is that statue such a butterface? Its like the artist started from the feet on up, and once the tits were done properly he was like “sound job, I’ll finish the rest later” and then never got around to it.

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    Mute Liz (10) (^_^)
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 3:02 PM

    That was mean to do that. It makes her boob area look sunburnt.

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    Mute Gary O Connor
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 6:15 PM

    it was fine on the 21st of july as my sister had her photo taken sitting with molly malone

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    Mute Steven Woodroffe
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 3:45 PM

    Sun burns a b!tch

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    Mute Helga Mullen
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 3:46 PM

    Ask the distillers of Red Breast 12 year old pot stilled whiskey to restore her and it would be a cool advertisement for them and great PR..# poor Molly

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    Mute Paddy Castletown
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 11:40 PM

    Could it be more of the red paint that hit Mary Harney?

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    Mute PAUL DOYLE
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    Jul 23rd 2014, 12:38 PM

    Bang out of order Molly’s a Dublin icon

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