List of public art in County Dublin

This is a list of public art on permanent public display in County Dublin and the city of Dublin in Ireland. The list applies only to works of public art accessible in a public space; it does not include artwork on display inside museums. Public art may include sculptures, statues, monuments, memorials, murals and mosaics.

Public art in Dublin is a significant feature of the cityscape. The city's statues and other monuments have a long history of controversy about their subjects and designs, and a number of formerly prominent monuments have been removed or destroyed. Some of the city's monuments have nicknames, though many are not in popular use.

North County Dublin

Dublin airport

Northside suburbs

Phoenix Park

Farmleigh

Glasnevin Cemetery

National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin

North city centre O'Connell Street

North Quays

City North East This area of the city is bounded to the west by O'Connell Street, Parnell Square East, North Frederick Street, and Lower Dorset Street. To the north it is bounded by the Royal Canal, and to the south by the Liffey Quays. To the east it includes the North Wall.

City North West This area of the city is bounded to the east by O'Connell Street, Parnell Square East, North Frederick Street, and Lower Dorset Street. To the north and west it is bounded by the North Circular Road and to the south by the Liffey Quays.

South city centre Trinity College

St. Stephen's Green

Merrion Square Park

Iveagh Gardens

South Quays

City South East This area of the city is bounded to the west by Westmoreland Street, Trinity College, Grafton Street, St. Stephens Green West, and Harcourt Street. To the north it is bounded by the Liffey Quays, and to the south by the Grand Canal. To the east it includes Irishtown and Ringsend. Locations within this area with their own article subsections such as St. Stephen's Green are excluded.

Leinster House

City South West This area of the city is bounded to the east by Westmoreland Street, Trinity College, Grafton Street, St. Stephens Green West, and Harcourt Street. To the north it is bounded by the Liffey Quays, and to the south by the Grand Canal. To the west it is bounded by the South Circular Road.

Southside suburbs

University College Dublin

South County Dublin

Dún Laoghaire

Past public art ImageTitle / subject LocationDateArtist / designerNotes and references Equestrian Statue of George IInitially at Essex Bridge, later at the Mansion House1789–1922John NostInitially erected on Essex Bridge (now Grattan Bridge) in 1722, and removed in 1753. It was later re-erected in the garden of the Mansion House in 1789, where it stood until 1922. In 1937, it was sold to the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham, England, where it stands since 1937. George IISt Stephen's Green1758–1937John van Nost the youngerBlown up on 13 May 1937, the day after the coronation of George VI.Archibald MontgomerieSt Stephen's Green1866–1958Patrick MacDowellDestroyed in August 1958 in an explosion by the IRA, two Gardaí and a civilian were injured in the bombing. William of OrangeCollege Green1701–1929Grinling GibbonsDamaged after explosion on anniversary of Armistice Day in 1928, and subsequently removed in 1929. Melted down in 1946. Sir Philip CramptonCollege Street1862–1959 replacing the original Viking Long StoneJohn KirkCollapsed in 1959 and subsequently removed. Nicknames included "The Pineapple" and "The Cauliflower". It was subsequently replaced by Cliodhna Cussen's The Steine of Long Stone in 1986. Griffith-Collins CenotaphLeinster House, Kildare Street1923–1939George AtkinsonStructure had become dilapidated and was removed in 1939. It was replaced in 1950 by current obelisk on Leinster Lawn (see above)Steine of DublinCollege Street, Dublin9th century to early 1700sUnknownNorse era structure to mark the domain of Viking Dublin which was removed at some stage in the early 1700s. The Market CrossThe junction of High Street and Skinner's Row (now Christchurch Place) near the city tholselEarly MedievalUnknownIts earliest confirmed identification is from a public punishment in 1571. The last remaining drawing of the cross is by John Simmons in 1776. It was then taken down sometime in the late 18th or early 19th century and its whereabouts are unknown. Statue of Queen VictoriaLeinster House, Kildare Street1908–1948John HughesRemoved in 1948 as part of moves by the Irish State towards declaring a Republic, put on display in Sydney, Australia in 1987. The smaller bronze statues are held in storage within the grounds of the National museum overflow facility at St Conleth's Reformatory School. Nelson's PillarO'Connell Street1809–1966Francis Johnston,William Wilkins,Thomas KirkBlown up in 1966 on the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Rising. The head of Nelson's statue was rescued, and is currently on display in the Dublin City Library and Archive on Pearse StreetWilliam BlakeneyO'Connell Street1759–1782John van Nost the youngerRemoved sometime before 1782Bowl of LightO'Connell Bridge1953–1963Erected to mark inauguration of An Tóstal festival. Flames of sculpture thrown into the Liffey in 1953. Remainder dismantled in 1963.O'Dwyer, Frederick. Lost Dublin. (HarperCollins 1982).Sir Alexander MacdonnellMarlborough Street1878–1958Thomas FarrellOriginally located in front of Tyrone House within the grounds of the Department of Education. Now stored in the grounds of the National museum overflow facility at St Conleth's Reformatory School. Monument to Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount GoughPhoenix Park1878–1957John Henry FoleyBlown up in 1957, it was later restored and re-erected in the grounds of Chillingham Castle, England, in 1990.William ShakespeareRiversdale House, Kilmainham1725-1969UnknownThe house was built around 1725 in stone for Dublin lawyer John Fitzpatrick who sold it shortly after to a legal colleague Simon Bradstreet. The house had extensive formal gardens and a stone statue of Shakespeare on the front. It later became tenements in the late 19th and early 20th century. The whereabouts of the statue today are unknown. In the manner of a similar statue by Peter Scheemakers.George IIWeavers' Hall, The Coombe1750-1937John van Nost the youngerIt was erected in a niche on the front of Weavers' Hall in the Coombe to mark the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. It was taken down as it was feared that it may be blown up by Republicans and today the remains are held within the collections of the Dublin Civic Museum.Frederick the GreatPrussia Street1760-?Patrick CunninghamMetal bust installed on the niche of a house on Cabragh Lane, which was then to be renamed Prussia Street in honour of Frederick the Great who was celebrating his 49th birthday. The bust was apparently executed by Patrick Cunningham a former apprentice of John van Nost the younger. George HowardPhoenix Park1870–1958John Henry FoleyThe statue was dislodged by a bomb 28 July 1958 and moved to Castle Howard in Yorkshire. The pedestal remains in place as a memorial.George IVLinenhall, Dublin1824Thomas KirkIn black marble with inscription - "This statue of his majesty George IV was erected by the merchants engaged in the linen trade of Ireland to commemorate his majestys gracious visit to the linen hall, on the 23rd of August 1821.George IVRDS Main Hall, Ballsbridge1846–?William Behnes and Constantine Panormo"In the Hall is a large Statue of George IV., by Behnes, and busts of many eminent men." (1890)Millennium ClockRiver LiffeyMarch to August 1996The Point RocketPoint Theatre 2006–?Aspiration – Liberty Scaling the HeightsGrand Canal Street1995–2020Rowan GillespieRemoved in 2020GatewayMarine Road, Dún Laoghaire2002-2009Michael WarrenRemoved in 2009. Returned to the artist in 2015 in exchange for an alternative work entitled 'Angel Negro'.The Claddagh EmbraceCorner of Dame Street and South Great George's Street10-29 April 2015 (approx.)Joe CaslinInstalled during the night on Friday 10 April 2015 in the weeks prior to the 2015 Irish constitutional referendum on same-sex marriage on 22 May 2015. "After 19 days, the wind and the rain began to take it (the mural) down".

List of public art in County Dublin

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