‘I’ll quit the drag when I’m putting my drag on’

Alan Amsby, Ireland’s best known drag queen, was formerly the MC at Mr Pussy’s Cafe on Suffolk Street in Dublin. It was opened by Bono, Jim Sheridan and Gavin Friday but is now a sandwich shop.

He is currently running talent shows in Dublin in aid of Temple Street Children's Hospital.

"The smoking ban is a good thing really because I know in the mornings after being out smoking, the chest is vile. But it's going to be a struggle because I do like to have a cigarette while I'm drinking and one in the dressing room before I go on stage.