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 declan buckley
shirley temple bar

shirley temple bar is the drag queen persona of declan buckley , an irish television personality and drag queen from dublin , ireland .
the name is a play on both shirley temple and a cultural area of dublin city called temple bar .
shirley 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 .
a 1997 winner of the alternative miss ireland competition which helped ignite shirley 's career , shirley hosts a weekly bingo and drag show in dublin 's largest gay bar , the george , with fellow drag queens veda , davina devine and dolly grip .
in 2001 , shirley temple bar caused a stir when she took over the national lottery gameshow , `` telly bingo '' , on irish television .
in 2004 , buckley began to present the show as himself .
