William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939) was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature.
This statue by Rowan Gillespie was destroyed by an automobile during a high-speed chase in 2005, rebuilt, then vandalized earlier this month.
http://saoirse32.blogsome.com/2005/08/13/wb-yeats-statue-sent-crashing-after-high-speed-car-chase/
http://www.sligochampion.ie/news/yeats-statue-vandalised-3007886.html