Call for safer public spaces after drag performers assaulted in Cork city

The two performers were filming a video for social media to promote an upcoming event when the incident occurred

In a video viewed widely across social media on Monday, the two performers can be seen being kicked from behind by a passer-by as they faced the camera. File picture: Denis Minihane.

A call has been made for safer public spaces following an assault on drag performers on a busy street in Cork city over the Jazz Festival weekend.

The two performers were on Oliver Plunkett St on Sunday night, filming a video for social media to promote an upcoming event, when the incident occurred.