Irish Examiner View: Yeats memorial fitting for current times

Some of the things that touch our soul - like art, music and poetry - may be neglected in the midst of calamity and crisis. It is of considerable merit, therefore, that the Office of Public Works has decided to continue with the restoration of the WB Yeats memorial in Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green.

Henry Moore's iconic 'Knife Edge' bronze sculpture was unveiled to the public in 1967 by the then Taoiseach Jack Lynch. At the ceremony, he noted the contribution the poet had made to the making of modern Ireland and quoted from Yeats’ patriotic poem, To Ireland In The Coming Times: