This story of an unexpected act of kindness in a Dublin Spar is going viral

The heroic actions of a shop assistant in a Dublin Spar is going viral

One man's story of an unpleasant encounter in a Dublin Spar - and an unexpected act of kindness -has gone viral on Facebook after being shared by Panti Bliss.

The man - identified only as Colm - was in a Baggot Street branch of Spar when another customer used a homophobic slur against him.