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PANTI BLISS HAS defended the sign outside Pantibar after it emerged Dublin City Council issued a warning over it.
Earlier the Herald reported that the popular gay bar received a warning from DCC after complaints were made about the sign allegedly contravening planning permission.
The sign was erected in March.
Panti, aka Rory O’Neill, took to Facebook to defend the sign, saying it adds to Capel Street.
“I’ll point out for the sake of accuracy that the Pantibar sign is not neon – it’s a traditional backlit sign.”
“I’ll also point out that there were no complaints about the bog standard backlit beer company sign it replaced.
“I’ll also point out that our GORGEOUS sign adds to the street, rather than takes away from it. It’s a beautiful landmark for an often overlooked street.”
The sign was designed by Niall Sweeney, one off the greatest graphic designers this country has ever produced (arguably the greatest) and was handcrafted with great care by local Dublin craftsmen. Indeed, the designs specifications were so particular that a number of signage companies balked at the commission because the technique demanded was beyond their capabilities.
“The sign is a perfect example of 21st century Irish signage and craftsmanship, in an area of the city blighted with cheap, badly designed, poorly thought out signage and shop fronts.”
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A great man, a great president, the leader of the free world and a great defender of personal freedom and free speech. Isn’t it historic/amazing that the USA, a country that sacrificed so many of its own people to keep non germanic people out of gulags, is visiting us on the 75th anniversary of the D-DAY landings. I would be in some salt mine working a pick only for your country President Trump. Thank you. Welcome to Ireland President Trump, Cead Mile Failte
@Shane Kelly: FFS
@Shane Kelly: A bit confused, non-germanic peopl and gulags?
@Shane Kelly: comedy gold, thanks.
@Shane Kelly: what a load of clustermuck
@Shane Kelly: I would have been your manager. (Don’t do manual labour myself)
@Shane Kelly: I dunno if the Donald reads the journal comments section
Trump,Trump. He’s our man. If he can’t do it, no one can!
@This Guy: we’re fecked so
@This Guy: Vom!
@This Guy: do what ?
@John Kelly: Try reading it again.
@This Guy: trump be careful. St Patrick didn’t rid ireland of all the snakes. The biggest one is still here , he’ll be easy to spot as he will be the only Snake that you have ever seen , that wears amusing socks! A total sellout and betrayer of hard working early risers ….
@This Guy: just did .. dont get it ..
@Shane Murphy: and you back this up by providing what facts , name a good politician in your opinion and a good taoiseach and tell us why they are ..
@John Kelly: I thought Lucinda creighton was decent. Think those currently in the dail are a joke. Fifty percent marginal rate that hits low income workers , nearly zero tax paid by his vulture fund mates. Turning us into a nation of lifelong renting serf wh0res, his ultimate vision is becoming reality …
@Shane Murphy: I agree! She is highly educated and articulate but disagreed with Enda based on her own deeply held personal beliefs so got turfed out. FG’s loss in my opinion.
Will Shane Ross be there?
@Life in no motion: no, trump didn’t just win a title, so I’d say he’ll leave it
You are most welcome here Mr. President. MAGA
Up the banner , make clare great again MCGA
@Anthony Murphy: Clare is ok just the hurlers are crap ..
@John Kelly: you’re really trying hard. We get it, you don’t like him. Beat it, no one cares. #Trump2020
@John Kelly: the ‘hitters’ will be world class soon though.
Trump will probably buy Clare GAA, rename them Doonbeg Orange Sox, and head off to international baseball.
Trump, to be greeted on the tarmac by the minister for dodgy business practices, mr breen. Then ushered into the airport to meet the taoiseach and head of photo opps, leo. But the minister for real work, minister coveney, said this morning he wouldn’t be there. And they’re having a carnival type protest so more people will come along. You couldn’t make this stuff up!
@Adrian: and they’re protesting against the guy who has employed 100s of people in an area of the country that the gov has neglected.
@Adrian: isn’t it desperate sad Adrian? A banana republic.
@Adrian: They are not protesting about that though.. Even Hitler did some good, Doesn’t mean he was a good person.
@Adrian: what corner is neglected.. if ur talking wesht Clare all I see is huge one off houses .. new cars big tractors and plenty of wealth ..
@Rob Cahill: eh no he didnt
@Rob Cahill: you know him well Rob?
@Adrian: 100%! What idiots they interviewed on Six One News on RTE. Where do they find these eejits? If Trump wants to come to Waterford, employ hundreds and bring tourists to boost our economy, bring it on I say! If we are willing to tolerate Saudis, anything goes!… not that The North Quays will ever see the light of day anyway. It is only a distraction, holding back SME’s from investing and developing their businesses while waiting to see what’s going to happen. What will happen? Nothing. No budget, and no commercial need, Retail already dying in Waterford.
Trump giving a press conference masterclasses here. I hope Leo is taking notes.
@This Guy: Is the kindergarten level English getting to you.
@Paul Mcnevin: The word is actually kindergarden. Named after the Dutch town where Kinder chocolates were first grown.
@This Guy: your some bluffer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindergarten
Be worth going just to see Melena and Ivanka. Amazonian, humba humba statuesque billionaire goddesses. Come on now lads. You know what I mean
Donald Trump is not welcome by the Irish people 82% in a 2018 poll and landslide on The Journal poll recently. He knows this, and that’s why he is cowering in Doonbeg with no official State visit or welcome! Poll: How do you feel about Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland? https://jrnl.ie/4637209
@Orla Smith: Join the party, Orla! Trump Around! Trump Around! Trump up, Trump up, and get down! Trump Around!
@Orla Smith: considers journal polls as accurate barometers of public sentiment while simultaneously wondering why (s)he’s always so desperately and embarrassingly misinformed. I’m sure there’s no link between those two things though, all unscientific polls that confirm my biases are unquestionably accurate too.
@winston smith: Go to your safe space ‘winston’, you’ve just been triggered by cold hard facts!
@Orla Smith: you should take a look at the poll you linked
I’d rather he didn’t (7979)
I don’t care (4241)
I’m glad he’s coming (3932)
@Orla Smith: did you not pop down for an auld protest yourself, in that beautiful flowing gown you wear that’s so suited to the Wexford climate? Among that shower of crusties and losers would probably be the only place in the country you could appear even vaguely normal. And don’t dolers get travel passes so you could even get the bus from Wexford. Being too cowardly to stand by your convictions and head for ISIS country was pretty pathetic, but too lazy to travel to Clare reveals you to truly be the cowardly mouthpiece Dr Humphreys so accurately described you.
@Gowon Geter: I said they were two separate polls, 82% was from a Red C poll, you should take a look at my comment again. https://www.thejournal.ie/favourability-world-leaders-ireland-3772159-Dec2017/
@Orla Smith: just shut up orla!
Regards,
Everyone on the journal.
Idiot
@winston smith: Wow, steady on ‘winston’, you’re going to give yourself an aneurysm! And I thought The Donald was thin-skinned, LOL!
@Orla Smith:
I’d say you’re having some meltdown today, Liam?
@Candace: one hand on the keyboard, the other down his pants.
@Candace: With him grasping to Journal polls in utter desperation… Poor Liam must be having an aneurysm today lol
@Orla Smith: ha ha, cry those bitter tears Liam! Welcome Mr President! #maga
Its a private visit, yet the gov seem hell bent on making it public. Ah well, major photo opp i suppose!
@Adrian: If nobody met him people would still complain. Can’t win can they?
What a time to be alive.
So can’t ya see me standing here, I got my back against the record machine, I ain’t the worst that you’ve seen.
Ah, can’t you see what I mean? Ah, might as well TRUMP! (Trump) Go ahead and TRUMP! (Trump)
Lord boyd barrett and his rent a mob will be out in strength today f**cking clown.
@John Scott1281: the lgbt vegan anti fascist (ironic) hate mob will be out in force along side him.. No working just shouting something something nazi
@Chonky Racoon: The Russian bots will be out today.
@John Scott1281: Lord Barrett and his party got 2% of the vote in the last election and therefore have earned the right to speak for all of us.
@Manbackonboard: he has earned the right to speak for the 2% that voted for him. Guess who had more than 2% of the US populations vote in 2016? Guess who’ll have more than that in 2020 ? #Trump2020
It’s funny seeing all the Donald Dump fanboys admiring a man child who threw a tantrum cos he didn’t get his own way, threatens to shut down his government over a wall, hurls childish insults at the London mayor before he even was even in the country, and insults the British people coming away with a comment like “the NHS would be on the table.”
Yeah, best president ever.
@Dan Skelton: Also I may add, had stopped a climate change deal, and stopped Obama Care.
@Dan Skelton: read ur history he has dropped less bombs on the world then the last eight us presidents. Wake up read more book
@Dan Skelton: Dan, if you were a clown and didn’t know it. Would you rather Donald tell you to your face which he would, or have Hillary send in elite special forces to take you out? I’m sure Barrack would talk nicey nicey to you also and let you continue being a clown.
Did ye just pick a photo with a persons finger in the shot!
@Adrian: He’s actually in the upper stratosphere there.. visiting his Space force.. Stock photo.
Did the anti-Trump protester really spell dolphin wrong??
I’ll be getting no work done today!
Let’s take a moment to remember the 10′s of thousands of people who cheered on President Obama and First Lady Michelle in Ireland when he visited in 2011, whilst Donald Trump scurries from Shannon Airport to his safe space in Doonbeg to avoid zero turnout! https://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0523/301383-obamab/
@Orla Smith: Let’s not.
@Orla Smith: Obama droped more bombs then his predecessor and thats sayin sumit ….
@Orla Smith: It’s funny how your crowd love Obama so much Liam, when he dropped so much ordnance on your countries. Proof, if proof were needed, that inbreeding adversely affects IQ.
@Orla Smith: how about have a look at the Jussie Smollet case and see the roll Michelle Obama played there. The Democratic Party in America are a sly lot. You might not agree with a lot of stuff Donald says but at least he’s honest.
@Orla Smith: lets do Liamo, as at the same time Saint Obama’s Treasury Secretary was making sure Ireland wasn’t getting a break on the bailout terms after the crash. But ‘Yes we can’ etc.
In relation to AF1 not turning up on flight tracking apps, it dosen’t need to, the empty circular airspace for miles around shows where it is somewhere in the centre of the circle.
Betcha he’s scared shitless about Boyd and his won’t work friends!
Two inflatable Ivanka & Melena Trumps be better then the Donald blimp
@Donwon999: think there’s websites for that sort of thing if you’re keen, used to be in ads on the back of seedy magazines but sure everything is digital these days.
@Donwon999: It’s not a blimp, it’s scaled to actual size!
@Orla Smith: huhhuhuhuhuhuhuh snorrrrtttt you done a funnyyyyy
The big tanned head on our queen
I wonder did the great american president Mr Donald Trump take notice of the small number of riff raff wacky backy protesters.
@Michael Maher: doubt it but we all took notice of your stereotypical view of protesters
Send in Davy fitz to put manners on him then we can have our own Davy plaza!!
Big swinging mic*ey! Who cares apart from our Camera Slut Leo?
The Border will work itself out after Brexit? Coming from a guy who promised Mexico would pay for a wall, I hope you’ll understand my lack of confidence in his analysis
“Dominic McGrath of TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck team has taken a look at this claim and rated it: FALSE”
Trump in the line, rock your body on time. Okay! I believe you!
Oakley shades tanline on Leo. Epic fail.
He is a legend wait till he anounces the new trade deal with the uk fn europe il shit itself .. if only we had a couple of trump clones over here ah the fun we would have with them tits in Brussels
@Michael Nolan: couple of points. No trade deal will pass congress if the GFA is under threat.
UK will come off much worse.
EU hardly cares.
@DJ François: don’t underestimate the m
@Means of escape: manufacturing and trade ties these countries have had for a very long time
US will support U.K more than one realizes
@Means of escape: No GFA no deal.
@Michael Nolan: what incredible verbiage you have, William shakespeare would cower in fear of your mastery of the English language
It’s not a long flight from London to Dublin but could his people have not briefed him on anything? anything at all??. He referred to us as Great Britain and then compared the Irish border situation with the North to the border situation between America and Mexico. The man hasn’t a notion
Best way to protest this idiot is dont turn up at all. Largely said he didnt .see protests in england onlt people cheering. Do not show up.
@Eugene Tyson: He must be referring to this one…
https://www.facebook.com/440526603365980/posts/the-media-wont-show-you-this-this-is-in-london/466669760751664/
Leo didn’t disappoint haha so star struck he welcomed trump to the United States hahahaha clown
When two of the worlds worst come together, what’s the worst that could happen.
Who will be next to blow the trumpet after forage?
@Finbarr Cooper: some hooker somewhere
Fine thing to have questioned Trump on the National Broadband Plan. His response would have been equally as vague – he hasn’t a clue what it meant for Ireland. It’s going to be great, Ireland is great, blah blah blah.
Not an official visit. Get the facts right
Anyone else notice when he got off the plane the famous syrup was on the wrong way around but sitting with socky it magically was the right way.
Who gives a shit
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