The statue of a former archbishop has been beheaded in Co Tipperary.

A lost statue of Oliver Cromwell with a nose for trouble has been recovered by gardaí nearly eight years after it was stolen from a Co Cork castle, along with three other limestone creations.

Gardaí are investigating the theft of a much-loved piece of Cork’s built heritage from the city’s main street.

It is feared a statue stolen from the cemetery where WB Yeats is buried in Co. Sligo - could be headed for the scrap metal market.

A statue of a naked Donald Trump is going under the hammer.

A bronze statue stands to Mick O’Dwyer in his native Waterville in south Kerry. Earlier this year RTÉ aired a documentary on his life. And now the famous football manager will be honoured with a civic reception by councillors and officials in Tralee.

There has been a call for a statue of an usher that used to stand outside The Screen cinema in Dublin to be reinstated.

Broadcasting legend Terry Wogan, has been immortalised in bronze in his native Limerick, a year after he died of cancer.

Greek authorities have arrested two men in possession of an illegally excavated ancient marble statue of a young man, which they were allegedly trying to sell for €200,000.

Critics suggested it bore more of a resemblance to Niall Quinn.

US police say they are looking for a "person of interest" after a naked Donald Trump statue was stolen in South Florida.

A bronze statue of Nelson Mandela has been unveiled in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

There he is in typical pose, tearing out of defence at full stretch, about to hop the leather from his left hand and God help anyone blocking his path.

In death, as in life, people will again be looking up to Páidi Ó Sé.

A town in Scotland has unveiled a bronze statue of the town cat, Hamish McHamish.