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  • Statue of Queen's husband Prince Albert WILL stay on grounds of Leinster House [Ireland]

    02/12/2018 4:59:04 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 15 replies
    Irish Central ^ | February 11, 2018 12:35 PM | Freya Drohan
    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...