Phil Lynott Statue — Attraction in Dublin

It was awesome to see Phil Lynott's statue! 😎 Beautiful statue and as a Thin Lizzy fan it was quite odd to stand next to his real size statue. He was quite tall btw. Phil was an amazing rock star! Gone too soon...😔 I grew up as a child - thanks to my brother - with Phil's & Thin Lizzy's great music in the late 70s, early 80s. So this was unforgettable for me to see his statue in Dublin and to take photos with his beautiful statue (see @jerrytahatravel on Insta 😉). If you visit Dublin, you have to pay a visit to this legend in the centre of Dublin. Part of this lovely city's rich history! Not only due to Bono and U2, but also Phil and Thin Lizzy! Rock in peace, Phil...

As a huge Thin Lizzy fan, a big part of wanting to go to Dublin was to pay homage to Phil at his statue.

Sadly the statue was not there as of 31/12/17. I asked the barman at the nearest pub what the score was, and he said roadworks had meant the statue going into storage. However, he commented it would likely be back at some point in January for the annual celebration of Phil’s life.

If you are currently in Dublin as of first week of January, and are similarly disappointed, I recommend you visit the nearby Irish Rock n Roll experience - you will definitely get your Thin...

A good statue can tell you a lot about the people who put it up. Phil was a good Crumlin man who was proud of his road, proud of his parish, proud of his city and proud of his country. His excellence in music by right elevated him to the cultural peek. Have a look around town, we don't comission statues for tenure people or south county Dublin lovers of the enemy. The penny dropped for Gabriel Conroy as his wife broke in to tears for the long dead peasant boy who used to sing the lass of Aughrim for her. Joyce may as well have wrote Sean Éire na...