Panti Bar owners make charitable donation after breaching smoking ban

Panti Bar, one of the country's best known gay venues, has donated €750 to a cancer charity after pleading guilty to breaking the smoking ban.

Pantibar Ltd, the operators of the popular bar on Dublin's Capel Street – run by gay rights activist and drag performer Rory O'Neill aka ‘Panti Bliss’ – was prosecuted by the HSE following an inspection by an environmental health officer.