Donald Clarke: Fondling the Molly Malone statue is not a Dublin tradition. And it probably won’t bring you any luck

Since word got around that rubbing Molly Malone's bronze bazongas brings good fortune, they’ve become shiny enough for Bavarians and Bostonians to redo their eye make-up in them post-frottage. Fondling the statue is not a Dublin tradition. And it probably won’t bring you any luck, writes Donald Clarke