As you walk around Dublin you come across some unusual characters who choose to make a living as street performers. The original (and some say the best) was a Scotsman named Thom Mc Ginty, known as "The Diceman" who sadly died of AIDS a few years ago. The colourful chap in this photo stands very still - like a statue, but occasionally jumps or stomps his foot, frightening the life out of passersby.
I first came across these type of acts in Barcelona but now they are very common in this city. I am looking around for "James Joyce" whom I saw a few weeks ago.