Front row? Dublin orders tourists to leave statue’s cleavage alone

Dublin’s bronze statue of fictional fishmonger Molly Malone, the subject of a well-known Irish song. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

Each time a tourist sidled up to the statue and reached for the most famous cleavage in Dublin, a voice called out: “No touching please.”

Two city council stewards stood vigil over the landmark on Tuesday to notify would-be gropers that Molly Malone was to be left alone. After years of supposedly bringing good luck to whomever touched the breasts, they were now off-limits.