Pure Bliss for Panti aka Rory O’Neill

Rory O’Neill, aka Panti, tells Caroline O’Doherty we need to man up to legalising drugs and why he doesn’t want to marry as it’s way too boring.

When you’re a six foot tall male accustomed to addressing crowds in stilettos, it seems unlikely any audience would faze you.

But Rory O’Neill, otherwise known as Panti Bliss, the country’s best known drag queen and accidental gay rights activist, recalls the alarm that seized him when he saw his mum and dad scrutinizing his latest work— his newly-published memoir.