Theodore Wolfe Tone rose to become the leader of the 1798 Irish Rebellion, and is widely regarded as the father of Irish republicanism. The great revolutionary is immortalised in rousing song and in Edward Delaney’s magnificent 1964 statue at the entrance to St Stephen's Green.

Wolfe Tone

The great writer was celebrated for his devil-may-care attitude to life and that’s captured in Danny Osborne’s much-loved statue. Oscar reclines on a quartz boulder - sourced in the Wicklow Mountain - and decorated with colourful semi-precious stone.  It was unveiled in 1997.

Oscar Wilde

George Bernard Shaw was sculpted by his great friend, Paolo Troubetzkoy. Shaw’s famous words about the importance of art feature on the wall behind, appropriate considering the statue's position in front of the National Gallery of Ireland at the Clare St entrance. 

George Bernard Shaw

The Apples & Atoms Sculpture is positioned outside the Institute of Physics at Trinity College in Dublin City. The piece was commissioned in 2013 to celebrate the life and work of Ernest T.S. Walton, a Nobel Laureate for Physics and a former graduate and Professor of Trinity College.

A girl looks at her reflection in the Atoms & Apples sculpture at Trinity College

Apples & Atoms Sculpture, Trinity College

George Salmon was professor of mathematics for many years as well as a Church of Ireland rector. He was provost of Ireland’s oldest university, Trinity College Dublin, during its tri-centenary celebrations in 1892. 

George Salmon

The Molly Malone statue is located in Suffolk Street, a short distance from Trinity College and Grafton Street. Molly Malone was a semi historical, semi-legendary figure who was commemorated in the song 'Cockles and Mussels', a Dublin anthem.

Molly Malone                                                

The Scottish born James Connolly was many things in his lifetime. However, he is best remembered as the inspirational Commandant of the Dublin Brigade during the 1916 Easter Rising. He is revered for his commitment to raising the standard of living for those in impoverished conditions. His statue is located beneath the imposing Loopline rail Bridge near the Customs House.

James Connolly

Known as the 'Liberator', Daniel O'Connell was born in Carhan, Caherciveen in 1775. After securing the passage of the Catholic Emancipation Act in 1829, he was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin. There are numerous memorials to him around Dublin City. 

Daniel O'Connell                                            

Daniel O'Connell Monument

Jim Larkin was one of Ireland’s greatest champions of workers’ rights and he was present during the 1913 Strike and Lockout. Oisin Kelly’s 1980 statue sees the great trade unionist in typically combative mode.

Jim Larkin

James Joyce was an internationally renowned Irish novelist and poet. There are plaques dedicated to him throughout Dublin on Clanbrassil Street, in Chapelizod, Ormond Quay and Merrion Square Gardens. The Martello Tower in Sandycove is a museum dedicated to his memory. His statue on North Earl Street is one of the signature sights of Dublin. 

James Joyce

The General Post Office (GPO) that housed the rebels during the 1916 Rising is a suitably grand public space to show Oliver Sheppard’s 1935 statue, The Death of Cú Chulainn.

Cú Chulainn

At the North end of the Ha'Penny Bridge, the Meeting Place is affectionately nicknamed ‘the Hags with the Bags’ by the locals. Sculpted by Jackie McKenna, it was unveiled in 1988, the year of Dublin’s Millennium celebrations.

Wolfe Tone

Oscar Wilde

George Bernard Shaw

Apples & Atoms Sculpture, Trinity College

George Salmon

Molly Malone

James Connolly

Daniel O'Connell Monument

Jim Larkin

James Joyce

Cú Chulainn

Meeting Place

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Wolfe Tone

Oscar Wilde

George Bernard Shaw

Apples & Atoms Sculpture, Trinity College

George Salmon

Molly Malone

James Connolly

Daniel O'Connell Monument

Jim Larkin

James Joyce

Cú Chulainn

Meeting Place