A bronze figure of legendary Dublin folk singer Luke Kelly (1940–84). It was a gift to the city by Irish cartoonist Gerry Hunt (1936–2018), who had privately commissioned sculptor John Coll.
Luke Kelly Statue
Grafton Street & St Stephen's Green
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