Revealed: what a statue of Shane Lowry in Clara would look like

Gearóid Keegan
By Gearóid Keegan

Tullamore Tribune Deputy Editor

Published 1st Oct 2025, 10:30 GMT
An AI generated image of a Shane Lowry statue in Claraplaceholder image
An AI generated image of a Shane Lowry statue in Clara

Offaly hero's legendary status affirmed after Ryder Cup triumph

How best to celebrate and commemorate Shane Lowry's latest golf heroics in his home town?

Irish Open winner in 2009, champion of The Open in 2019 and now the man who sensationally sank the putt which ensured that Europe retained the Ryder Cup.

In a social media post fellow Clara man and member of the European Parliament Barry Cowen (pictured below on the left with golfer Seamus Power) wrote the following: “This all time hero from our little town has just won the Ryder Cup for Europe !!! A sporting Legend. It’s Statue time now for sure in the Square.”placeholder image
In a social media post fellow Clara man and member of the European Parliament Barry Cowen (pictured below on the left with golfer Seamus Power) wrote the following: “This all time hero from our little town has just won the Ryder Cup for Europe !!! A sporting Legend. It’s Statue time now for sure in the Square.”

Mullingar has done it for Joe Dolan so why not?

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But how would a statue of the golfer look?

With the help of AI, here's an image of a bronze rendition of Shane Lowry in the centre of Clara with a trademark powerful drive off the tee.

What do you think?

And did you know that for about 150 years there was a statue at the top of the pillar in Emmet Square, Birr?

The statue of the Duke of Cumberland that originally stood at the summit was removed in 1915.

It has never been replaced (the duke's stone head is kept in Birr Castle) so could Shane Lowry slot in there instead?

Related topics:Offaly NewsShane LowryBarry CowenClaraRyder CupBirr
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