Wednesday 25 May, 2022
The murals by the group Subset did not have the all-clear from the city’s planning department.
The murals, by artist collective Subset, were allegedly allowed by residents without permission of the city’s planning department.
The mural appeared on Grantham Street in Dublin’s south side in 2019
The murals did not have permission of the city’s planning department.
Many have expressed frustration at the use of planning laws to remove street murals in recent weeks.
A mural of David Attenborough is the second mural by the artist collective to have fallen foul of the council in recent weeks.
Artist collective Subset had launched a petition aimed at saving the Horseboy mural.
The popular Horseboy mural is located just north of the Liffey in Smithfield.
A group called Subset have launched the campaign to paint over Dublin’s ‘Grey Space’.
Have you spotted it yet?
We asked art collective Subset for the names – and pieces – to look out for on the Irish street art scene.
