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A DONEGAL NIGHTCLUB has removed a large billboard of a female golfer following a backlash from people in the community.
The advertisement featured the back of a woman wearing golf clothes along with the tagline: “Libertys – Your 19th hole for summer.” It appeared just outside Buncrana and advertised a nightclub in the town.
The Dubai Duty Free Irish Open will be held in the nearby Ballyliffin Golf Club later in the summer.
The billboard sparked an angry reaction from Sinn Féin Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn who described it as “just plain offensive to women”.
“And it is offensive to men who respect the women in their lives,” the former Buncrana mayor added.
If it was shock value publicity they were seeking, then mission accomplished. They need to cop themselves on, show some respect for our community and take it down!
The complaints apparently had the desired effect as the signage has been removed. Senator Mac Lochlainn shared a photo of the stripped billboard on his Facebook page yesterday.
“Thank you to the management of Libertys for listening to your local community and respectfully taking down the billboard sign in Buncrana,” he said.
This is not a bit of a laugh any more. Society has changed.
“All of us men need to step up and see that all women deserve respect, not just our mothers, daughters, sisters, wives or partners,” the former TD concluded.
Libertys has yet to respond to TheJournal.ie’s request for comment.
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Oh why don’t they all ‘Shuffle ‘ out the door & shut the It after themselves!
Don’t think much of any of them but if Donnelly, Foley remain then all credibility lost
@alan: absolitely. You can add D O’Brien to your list. Although having survived that futile confidence vote we’ll be looking at him for a while yet
@alan: absolutely and you can add D O’Brien to your list. However, having survived that futile confidence vote we’ll be looking at him for a while yet, unfortunately
Boo……Hisss……….Boooo!!!!!!!
Think against the odds of COVID, Brexit and international economic turmoil they have done a good job.
There is no doubt, other serious issue that need to be resolved.
@Rory: I suppose as long as you’re not one of the many people forced to live in temporary accommodation or your kids haven’t had to emigrate or your adult offspring haven’t had to move back home, and as long as you’re not in urgent need of public health or god forbid, mental health services and assuming you already own your own home then sure yeah I suppose they’re doing a grand job.
I cant wait.
It’s all a sham
Yawn more mince from this lying cheating Leak. Queue the one-liners and film quotes.
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