Al Porter

The comedian resigned from his role as a radio presenter on Today FM in 2017 following an allegation of groping by a patient in St Patrick's Hospital in Dublin, ...

"I let my community down, Tallaght, the comedy scene and the LGBTQ community. Mine starts now." "That was uninvited and made him feel uncomfortable. this is actually something my family and I have had to get used to," Porter said. In 2017, a complaint was made to the hospital by a former service user. Mine starts now."

The comic said he wants to 'make people laugh again' five years after he 'kind of disappeared'

I expected the time away to be shorter, and the lockdown years played their part too. I let my community down, Tallaght, the comedy scene and the LGBTQ community. “I know now I had to listen and grow up and make changes in my life. “Over the years there’ve been offers to go back on stage, but I just wasn't ready. “Reflecting on that time in my life, from 19 to 23, it's obvious to me now that I was hugely immature. At the time all I wanted to do was go home to my family, but I couldn’t even do that as the media were outside my Mam and Dad’s house.

AL Porter has opened up about getting a "major wake-up call" as he revealed his plans for a comeback to comedy.The Tallaght native disappeared from h.

And I let down the people who came to my shows and have always supported me. "Above all I got a major wake-up call. this is actually something my family and I have had to get used to." "Career wise, I was composed. In the space of 48 hours, it felt like I’d lost everything." "From the age of 19 my life had been a runaway train, I had been burning the candle at both ends, leaving me overwhelmed and unable to cope.

Comedian Al Porter is set to return to the comedy scene five years after allegations on social media halted his career.

And I let down the people who came to my shows and have always supported me.' I let my community down, Tallaght, the comedy scene and the LGBTQ community. 'Reflecting on that time in my life, from 19 to 23, it's obvious to me now that I was hugely immature. I know now I had to listen and grow up and make changes in my life. 'Through a newspaper article, I learned there was a complaint of sexual assault against me made to the Gardai. In 2017, a complaint was made to the hospital by a former service user,' he explained.

Comedian Al Porter has broken his silence for the first time in five years and revealed how he would “like to make people laugh again” and resurrect his ...

When you last heard from me, I had been on the comedy scene for about four and half years, since I was 19. “That was uninvited and made him feel uncomfortable. I let my community down, Tallaght, the comedy scene and the LGBTQ community. Although I started getting higher billing, and some bigger gigs, I was never in a position of power over anyone, despite what some people may have written.” “Through a newspaper article, I learned there was a complaint of sexual assault against me made to the gardaí. I immediately and repeatedly contacted the gardaí, but it was a year before I was told what the accusation actually was, which I denied. They said publicly that I had been inappropriate with them back then, some said that they laughed at the time, but they felt uncomfortable,” he said.

Former radio presenter apologises for letting friends and community down in past.

In 2019, the comedian walked free from court after a charge for sexually assaulting a young man at a Dublin venue was dropped. The former radio presenter said he had been a “mess” in his personal life. “In 2017, a complaint was made to the hospital by a former service user. Although I started getting higher billing, and some bigger gigs, I was never in a position of power over anyone, despite what some people may have written,” Mr Porter said. “Over the years there’ve been offers to go back on stage, but I just wasn’t ready. “That was uninvited and made him feel uncomfortable.

The comedian and former Today FM and TV3 star left show business following allegations of sexual misconduct, despite the Director of Public Prosecutions ...

"Over the years there’ve been offers to go back on stage, but I just wasn't ready. In the space of 48 hours, it felt like I’d lost everything." In a statement on his website released Wednesday afternoon, Porter said: "About five years ago I kind of disappeared.

Al Porter has broken a three-year silence with a lengthy statement on his life and what the future holds after a sex assault charge against him was dropped.

And I let down the people who came to my shows and have always supported me. When you last heard from me, I had been on the comedy scene for about four and half years, since I was 19. I let my community down, Tallaght, the comedy scene and the LGBTQ community. On that basis, as I’m now 29, I’ve spent the entire second half of my adult life growing, learning and making amends where I could. this is actually something my family and I have had to get used to. I should have been a better colleague and a better friend. Through a newspaper article, I learned there was a complaint of sexual assault against me made to the Gardai. I immediately and repeatedly contacted the Gardai, but it was a year before I was told what the accusation actually was, which I denied. I accept this and for that I was and still am genuinely sorry. this is actually something my family and I have had to get used to". I took these issues in my personal life very seriously and I decided to walk away from all my work commitments as I couldn’t possibly keep working and deal with everything else too. Back then, I was a 24-year-old comedian with an exciting road ahead, doing the work I loved. I have a quiet life these days, very different to the future I had once imagined.