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Culture Counter: docklands sculpture, Oscar Wilde’s hair and rugby blues

A new outdoor light sculpture goes on display in Dublin’s docklands, while vandals deface a neolithic passage tomb in Sligo

Artist Alva Gallagher putting the final touches on Pulse, a new interactive public sculpture located at City Quay, Dublin Docklands, on the south bank of the Liffey. Picture: Julien Behal

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City art a new outdoor light sculpture has been unveiled in Dublin’s docklands, designed by artist Alva Gallagher. Pulse is an interactive installation with more than 20,000 LED lights that respond to human movement to mimic historic star constellations.

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