Plans are being drawn up to memorialise late singer Christy Dignam in his hometown.
Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy told us she is "planning to do all she can" to create a fitting tribute to the late Aslan frontman in Finglas after his death last Tuesday following a 10-year battle with a rare blood cancer.
She said: "I will do all I can to create a suitable memorial to Christy Dignam in his native Finglas.
"I intend to work with my fellow Councillors across all parties, and in consultation with his family, to create a fitting tribute to the tremendous legacy he left to Finglas and our city."
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A mural appeared overnight with the words 'Crazy World' just days before the 63-year-old’s funeral last Saturday.
The painting, depicting the frontman of the band Aslan singing, is on a wall at the corner of Dame Street and George's Street.
There are also calls for a road to be named after the late singer.
If it gets the go-ahead, Christy’s memorial will join a host of other Irish famous faces, who have had statues erected in memory of them.
Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott was commemorated with a bronze statue almost 20 years after his untimely death in 1986 when the musician was only 37.
In 2013, a life-size bronze statue of Willie Clancy was unveiled in Miltown Malbay in west Clare. American couple Judith and Barry Merrill commissioned Shane Gilmore to create the sculpture.
In 1986, a statue of blind harpist Turlough O’Carolan was unveiled in Mohill, Co Leitrim.
O’Carolan was blinded at the age of 18 following complications with smallpox. His legacy endured centuries with his compositions being recorded by many renowned artists hundreds of years after O’Carolan’s death, notably Planxty and The Chieftains.
And Luke Kelly has had two statues erected to commemorate him. In 2019, on the 35th anniversary of his death, there were two statues erected in his hometown of Dublin. One is situated close to his birthplace of Sheriff St by artist Vera Klute, while the other, a life-size depiction of the musician by sculptor John Coll captures the flame-haired Kelly mid-song on South King Street.
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