Taoiseach's drink in gay bar 'shows world has changed'

Gay rights activist Rory O'Neill has said the presence of Taoiseach Enda Kenny in a gay bar last night "is a first...that shows how times have changed".

Mr Kenny joined the Fine Gael LGBT group who were having a Christmas get-together drink last night in Pantibar in Dublin's Capel Street.

In a facebook post, gay rights activist Rory O'Neill, aka Panti Bliss said: "It's a changed world in many ways."

He added: "Why'd I post the picture? Because the Taoiseach in a gay bar is a first. It's significant because only a few years ago a Taoiseach wouldn't have dared, so it shows how times have changed."