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On the January 25th episode of the RTÉ Saturday Night Show O'Connor issued a controversial public apology on behalf of RTÉ to those mentioned by Mr. O'Neill in the interview held two weeks previously.<ref> retrieved January 26th, 2014</ref> The fact that the Irish State broadcaster (RTÉ) censored a citizens opinions, and then was rumoured to have offered compensation to those promoting the censorship, became a controversial issue, discussed by members of government.<ref> retrieved January 30th, 2014</ref><ref> retrieved January 30th, 2014</ref><ref> retrieved January 30th, 2014</ref><ref> retrieved January 31st, 2014</ref> On the January 25th episode of the RTÉ Saturday Night Show O'Connor issued a controversial public apology on behalf of RTÉ to those mentioned by Mr. O'Neill in the interview held two weeks previously.<ref> retrieved January 26th, 2014</ref> The fact that the Irish State broadcaster (RTÉ) censored a citizens opinions, and then was rumoured to have offered compensation to those promoting the censorship, became a controversial issue, discussed by members of government.<ref> retrieved January 30th, 2014</ref><ref> retrieved January 30th, 2014</ref><ref> retrieved January 30th, 2014</ref><ref> retrieved January 31st, 2014</ref>

RTÉ paid €85,000 to John Waters, Breda O'Brien, and members of Iona. €30,000 of the €85,000 went to Waters directly who commented: "I do not believe RTE is any longer capable of fairness on certain issues..."<ref> Independent.ie retrieved January 2nd, 2014</ref>


== Theatre == == Theatre ==

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Panti
Panti performing at the bar she owns, Pantibar, on February 1st, 2014.
BornRory O'Neill
1968
Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland
Occupation(s)drag queen, impresario, bar owner
Websitehttp://www.pantibar.com

Panti is a drag queen character performed by Rory O'Neill (born 1968), originally from Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland.

Early Life

O’Neill was born 1968, and grew up in Ballinrobe, County Mayo. He was enthusiastic about drawing, often doodling fashion drawings as a child. He went to art college in Dún Laoghaire and planned to become an illustrator.

Biography

Panti is an institution of the gay community in Ireland and is considered to be Dublin's foremost drag queen. From 1996 to 2012, Panti has been the hostess of the annual Alternative Miss Ireland pageant. Panti spent several years in Tokyo, (performing as part of double act called CANDIPANTI), she returned to Ireland in 1995. Her alter-ego Rory O'Neill co-created (together with Niall Sweeney, Tonie Walsh and Trish Brennan) several popular transgressive performance based club nights - GAG, POWDERBUBBLE and H.A.M., in turn spawning sister clubs such as GRISTLE. Panti was the main host of these club nights.

Panti regularly hosts the annual Dublin Pride celebrations.

For a number of years Panti hosted a weekly karaoke show, The Casting Couch, at The Front Lounge pub, Dublin. She occasionally appears at Shirley Temple Bar's weekly drag queen Bingo show in Dublin's best known gay bar, The George.

On November 30, 2007, she opened her own self-titled 'Pantibar', for the gay community in Dublin.

Performance style

Panti's style of performance has evolved over time. Historically she would lip-synch songs by her heroines like, "Jolene" by Dolly Parton or "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday but also lip-synching to instrumental songs like, "Popcorn" or operatic numbers, such as "Der Hölle Rache" by Mozart. Panti began to lip-synch reenactments of excerpts from British soap operas, such as EastEnders and Coronation Street or classic films, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. Her comic style and on-stage banter is a mix of self-deprecation and self-admiration, while teasing her audience with ongoing commentary on anything from their appearance to their sexuality. Recent highlights for native audiences have included lip-synching of Adele King's (Twink) infamous phone message to her to ex-husband and a parody version of the song "He Drinks Tequila" by Crystal Swing.

RTÉ Censorship Controversy

On January 11th, 2014 both Panti appeared on The Saturday Night Show with Brendan O'Connor. Comments made by O'Neill on the topic of homophobia, during the interview, mentioned individuals involved in Irish journalism, including John Waters, Breda O'Brien and the conservative lobby group The Iona Institute. O'Neill's view was that those mentioned displayed homophobic behaviour due to their opposition to homosexual equality on issues like gay marriage and gay adoption. Those mentioned, in-turn, threatened RTÉ and O'Neill with legal action. RTÉ subsequently removed that section of the interview from their online archive. The legality of Waters' display of support for censorship was subsequently questioned since he was a member of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Two weeks after the initial incident on The Saturday Night Show, Waters resigned from his post at the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. There was further comment on the lack of coverage of the censorship by The Irish Times, who regularly publish Waters' articles.

On the January 25th episode of the RTÉ Saturday Night Show O'Connor issued a controversial public apology on behalf of RTÉ to those mentioned by Mr. O'Neill in the interview held two weeks previously. The fact that the Irish State broadcaster (RTÉ) censored a citizens opinions, and then was rumoured to have offered compensation to those promoting the censorship, became a controversial issue, discussed by members of government.

RTÉ paid €85,000 to John Waters, Breda O'Brien, and members of Iona. €30,000 of the €85,000 went to Waters directly who commented: "I do not believe RTE is any longer capable of fairness on certain issues..."

Theatre

Panti played the role of 'Madame' in Spurt! Sister! Spurt! a play based on Jean Genet's The Maids. (2005)
In These Shoes? written and performed by Panti (2007)
All Dolled Up written and performed by Panti (2007)
A Woman In Progress written and performed by Panti (2009)

Television

Panti appeared on the Maury Povich talk show in the United States. (1999)
Panti played a fictional drag queen character called 'Dusty Mulberry' in episode 10, season six of the Irish medical drama series The Clinic (2008)
Played herself as the hostess/owner of gay bar in episode four of Irish drama series Raw (2008).

Trivia

'Panti' is short for 'Pandora Panti Bliss'
Panti danced on stage in Japan with Cyndi Lauper during her 1994 Twelve Deadly Cyns Tour.

Radio

On New Year's Day, 2011, Panti co-presented Ireland's Karaoke Klassics (alongside Arveene) on Ireland's national pop music station, 2FM. In 2014, Panti joined Phantom FM as guest contributor on Sunday Breakfast With Dee Reddy.

Awards

  • Winner of 'Business Person of the Year' - The Gay and Lesbian Awards 2009
  • Winner of 'Best Blog Post' - Irish Blog Awards 2010

References

  1. "Welcome to the Gaybourhood". The Dubliner. November 19, 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  2. ^ Barry Egan (September 6, 2009). "Glamour queen is not amused". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  3. ^ Una Mullally (Jul 15, 2013). "Panti Unstitched". Irish Times. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Cahir O'Doherty (January 19,2014). "Columnist John Waters in a Panti twist over anti-gay claims". Retrieved February 1, 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. "'Gay Christmas' is cancelled. So long, Alternative Miss Ireland". Irish Times. 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-15.
  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xtwbeyOw00&feature=channel_page
  7. ^ Panti on the Maury Povich show: Pt 2 on YouTube
  8. Dublin Gay Pride 2007 - Panti's Welcome Speech on YouTube
  9. "YouTube" retrieved September 27, 2009
  10. "YouTube" retrieved September 27, 2009
  11. Brian Byrne (16 January 2014). "RTE cuts part of show after legal complaint from Waters". Irish Independent. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  12. Broadsheet retrieved January 26, 2014
  13. Independent retrieved January 26, 2014
  14. Our Man In Stockholm retrieved January 26, 2014
  15. The Journal retrieved January 26th, 2014
  16. The Journal retrieved January 30th, 2014
  17. Youtube retrieved January 30th, 2014
  18. The Journal retrieved January 30th, 2014
  19. Clare Daly TD retrieved January 31st, 2014
  20. Independent.ie retrieved January 2nd, 2014
  21. "Irish Theatre Magazine" retrieved March 6, 2009
  22. "Dublin Gay Theatre Festival" retrieved March 6, 2009
  23. "Irish Theatre Magazine" Retrieved October 17, 2007
  24. "Irish Theatre Magazine" Retrieved September 27, 2009
  25. 'A Woman in Progress' in Fintan Walsh, ed., Queer Notions: New Plays and Performances from Ireland (Cork: Cork University Press, 2009).
  26. http://www.phantom.ie/shows/190.191.196.332/1402/1/Sunday_Breakfast_with_Dee_Reddy
  27. "The GALAs
  28. "Irish Blog Awards"

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