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The Claddagh Embrace

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The Claddagh Embrace, or just Claddagh Embrace, was a large scale paper wall mural on a building in Dublin, Ireland. The mural was unveiled on 10 April 2015 during the lead up to the referendum on the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which legalized same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland. On 21 April 2015 Dublin City Council (DCC) sent a warning letter calling for the mural's removal as the mural was placed on a historic building without requesting planning permission from DCC. Rain heavily damaged the mural on 29 April 2015. The mural depicts a male same-sex couple, and is considered a symbol of same-sex marriage in the Republic of Ireland. A month later, Carlin released a sister piece featuring a female same-sex couple in County Galway.

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The Claddagh Embrace
Dame Street, Dublin

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Dame Street 24-26
D02 C861 Dublin (Royal Exchange A ED)
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