Gardaí have confirmed that the limestone dog bowl sculpture believed to have been stolen from St Patrick’s St in Cork in recent days has been recovered. On Thursday, the heritage office at Cork City Council confirmed that Seamus Murphy’s limestone sculpture of a dog bowl was removed without permission from its location at 124, St Patrick’s St. The limestone dog bowl was removed from 124, St Patrick’s St. However, the sculpture has since been located and investigations are now underway to determine why the piece was removed in the first place. A garda spokesperson in Cork said: “Gardaí received a report of a possible theft of a sculpture on St Patrick St, Co Cork.

Source: Irish Examiner January 26, 2019 05:03 UTC