Artist who painted mural of the Chief Medical Officer receives 'unreal' abuse

The mural has also been defaced. Image: Instagram/niall.oloughlin.artist

He says the level of hatred directed at him by a very small group of people has been unreal.

The artist who painted a mural of the state's Chief Medical Officer in Dublin says he has received a number of abusive messages since it was unveiled earlier this week.

Niall O'Loughlin's piece, which depicts Dr Tony Holohan as Superman, was painted on to Devitt's pub on Camden street.

 

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‪To the absolute scumbag/s who took time out of their obviously not very busy day to throw Ketchup all over my Tony Holohan painting, if you feel that strongly about the subject may I suggest you paint your own f**k@n mural and deface it!? #Tonyholohan #scumbags #Devittspub ‬

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The artist says there was no political agenda behind the piece and his only aim was to make people smile.

However, it has since been defaced, while Mr O'Loughlin says the level of hatred directed at him by a very small group of people has been unreal.