Prince Albert Statue in Dublin

Unveiled in 1871, this statue commemorates Prince Albert – the husband and Prince Consort of Queen Victoria – in the grounds of Leinster House. The statue was moved to its current position in 1923, replaced by a Cenotaph memorial to Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins. In 2018, a petition submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas (Government), for the removal of the statue highlighted the statue’s symbolism of British rule over Ireland and its status as the only remaining imperial statue in Dublin. However, the petition was deemed inadmissible after it was revealed that the statue doesn’t belong to the Oireachtas.