Pantibar neighbours drop licence objection after reaching agreement on outdoor serving

Neighbours 'could not sleep at night, could not get into their own homes', and brought objection to obtain agreement from the bar, court told

Pantibar owner Rory O'Neill told the court he had never intended to operate outdoors, but 'we were forced to serve outside', and he acknowledged it became a very busy place last summer. Picture: Collins

Neighbours of Pantibar have dropped an objection to its pub licence after reaching an agreement with the pub about outdoor serving.

The bar — run by gay rights activist and drag performer Rory O'Neill, aka Panti Bliss — on Dublin’s Capel Street has become iconic among the LGBTQ+ community.