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Wiki: The Molly Malone statue in Grafton Street was unveiled by
then Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alderman Ben Briscoe, during the 1988 Dublin
Millennium celebrations, when 13 June was declared to be Molly Malone Day. The
statue was presented to the city by Jury's Hotel Group to mark the Millennium.
On 18 July 2014, the statue was relocated to Suffolk Street,
in front of the Tourist Information Office, to make way for Luas track-laying
work to be completed at the old location. Due to the increase in tourist foot
traffic, and a common penchant for being "handsy", the statue has been
groped often enough that the bronze hue has begun to wear off on the bosom.
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