The divisive statue of Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, will not be removed. The Oireachtas Petitions Committee have dismissed a public petition calling for its removal as “inadmissible”. The main petitioner was seeking removal of the statue due to its representation of Britain’s oppressive rule over Ireland. The Petitions Committee [head], Seán Sherlock, maintained that the controversial monument of the German-born ruler still remains a significant part of Irish history. […] Part of the reasons disclosed for keeping the statue intact was that the Dáil does not actually own the statue and therefore could not legally oversee its removal. The...
