IN BOTH PARTS OF IRELAND THERE IS A LOVE AFFAIR WITH RED METAL SCULPTURES THIS ONE KNOWN AS THE RED CARDINAL IS ON BAGGOT STREET

The red steel sculpture “Red Cardinal” was designed by John Burke. It was erected in 1978 on the James Street side of the Bank of Ireland in Baggot Street Lower. John Burke was an Irish sculptor (1946-2006), who won the Cork Arts Society Award in 1967.