‘It wouldn’t be right to screen Eurovision in my bar’ – why Panti Bliss is boycotting contest over Israel

Drag queen is ‘with great regret’ shunning televised show, as alternative Eurovision events spring up in protest at Israel’s involvement

Panti Bliss. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Kirsty Blake Knox

Rory O’Neill – the drag queen Panti Bliss – is a committed Eurovision fan, but he will not screen the 2024 contest in his Dublin pub next week due to Israel’s involvement.

Eurovision is always one of the busiest nights of the year in Panti Bar, owned by the drag artist and ­LGBTQ+ activist also known as Rory O’Neill.