Man accused of assaulting drag queen on Cork City street to be tried in district court

The court heard that various recordings had been 'doing the rounds'

The alleged incident is said to have occurred on Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, on October 26, 2025. File picture: Andy Gibson

A case related to a widely shared video of an alleged assault on a drag queen in Cork city centre has been found suitable for summary jurisdiction at Cork District Court.

Sergeant Gearóid Davis confirmed that the Director of Public Prosecutions directed that the case could be heard at district court level.