Declan Buckley | |
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Nationality | Irish |
Other names | Shirley Temple Bar |
Education | Marketing |
Alma mater | Dublin City University (DCU) |
Occupation | Television personality |
Known for | Telly Bingo |
Declan Buckley is an Irish television personality and drag queen from Dublin, Ireland, going by the persona Shirley Temple Bar. This name is a play on both Shirley Temple and a cultural area of Dublin city called Temple Bar. He also writes a weekly column in national newspaper, The Star on Sunday. He has a business degree from DCU.[1] He featured on several documentaries for Irish and British television, an Irish language programme by broadcaster TG4 was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award in 2003.[citation needed]
A 1997 winner of the Alternative Miss Ireland competition which helped ignite his career,[2][3] Buckley hosts a weekly bingo and drag show in Dublin's largest gay bar, The George.[4]
In 2001, he caused a stir when Shirley Temple Bar took over the National Lottery game show, Telly Bingo, on Irish television. In 2004, Buckley began to present the show as himself.[5][6]
Buckley grew up with deaf parents, and knows sign language. He has supported calls for education of Irish Sign Language.