Withdrawal by Arnotts of ‘pole dance’ shirt welcomed

A support group for women who have been affected by prostitution has welcomed the decision by Dublin retailer Arnott’s to remove a ‘My First Pole Dance’ T-shirt from its store.

Ruhama described the T-shirt, which depicts a man and two boys at a lap dancing club in a children’s book cover-style picture, as “quite shocking”.

The group was alerted to the T-shirt by a member of the public and there were hundreds of complaints after a picture of it was shared on social media.