PHIL LYNOTT - Mystery Donor To Pay For Damaged Statue In Dublin
May 31, 2013, 11 years ago
According to Independent.ie, a mystery donor has come forward to pay to repair the landmark statue of THIN LIZZY legend Phil Lynott, which was knocked from its plinth on Harry Street in Dublin earlier this month.
The donation has been made by a third party on behalf of the two individuals responsible for the damage to the statue, who presented themselves to gardai in Pearse Street the day after the incident.
The cost of repairs to the statue, sculpted by artist Paul Daly, is said to be around €4,000.
Dublin City Council would only confirm that they would not be paying the cost of the repairs and that the statue would soon be back in place.
“The council will not be bearing the cost of repairs to the statue,” a Dublin City Council Spokesman told the Herald.
Phil Lynott's mother, Philomena, told the Herald last night that news that a mystery donor had come forward to pay for the statue was “the best thing she had ever heard.”
Read more at Independent.ie.
