“We then turned up on Monday morning and there was big graffiti on the building next door which was owned by Etsy, the online store, and it was a bit gutting particularly because what they wrote was really disgusting. LGBT activist slams "abhorrent" incidents in Dublin and Waterford as shocking new survey reveals 97% of youths struggle with mental health.Dublin City Council creates Capel Street rainbow walk in partnership with Dublin Pride.Carlow business as Dublin bar defaced with homophobic slur (Image: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos) Read More Related Articles He told O’Connor: “I was actually reluctant to share this because I don’t want to give these people the oxygen really, but it just particularly annoyed me this time because one, it’s pride, and two, we just had our opening weekend of the bar after 15 months, and we were all in such a great mood it was good. Yesterday morning, the famous drag queen and gay rights activist said he arrived at the bar on Monday to see it had been defaced with the term ‘pedo bar’ (sic). Speaking yesterday to RTE's Brendan O’Connor, Rory O’Neill AKA Panti Bliss - owner of the Panti Bar on Dublin’s Capel Street - recalled a couple of incidents that occurred there during Pride, and touched on the constant stream of cruel post being delivered there year-round. “Prejudice is obviously alive in #Ballon #Carlow disgusted by this! #cafedemode #Pride2021”Īs Pride Month comes to a close in the next few days, incidents like this aren’t few and far between, with many similar accounts reported around the country over the past few weeks. In a message posted to the Cafe de Mode Twitter account, the owners said: “It’s a sad Sunday when we arrive at work and find the remains of our #pride flag on the ground! Owners of a Co Carlow bar arrived at work this morning to see that their pride flag, which was hanging outside, had been burned down.