Staff in Dublin's Wax Museum Plus were shocked to find out that someone had broken their wax sculpture of Pope John Paul II.

Marketing manager Laoise Keaveney said:

"It happened over the August Bank Holiday during one of our busiest periods. One of our floor staff was doing the rounds when he entered the Father Ted Room and found the body strewn on the chair and his head lying on the floor."

Someone gave JP a fair aul' knock on the head because when they picked up the head they found it had split down the side of the face.


The damage to the other side is worse and overall it will take about 4 months to repair at an estimated cost of €5,000. The sculptor may even need to start a new head from scratch!

We asked Laoise if she suspected foul play or if this was just an innocent mistake and she said:

"We suspected it was a targeted attack on this particular waxwork as he has been targeted before.

"I personally have found chewing gum stuck on his head and removed it earlier this year.

"It could have also been a mistake that someone didn't own up to."

Overall staff at the Waxworks aren't too upset about the situation and just want to remind the public to take care when taking pictures with the sculptures as they can break easily. Laoise said:


"There's no use crying over a split Pope. We'll get over it, and he's on the mend. The resounding message we'd like to convey to the public is that we'd like them to be careful with the waxworks and still have a fun time with us."

Earlier this summer the Wax Museum asked the public to stop messing with their Donald Trump statue because everyone kept messing up his hair!

First Trump, then the Pope... Who's next?!