Overview
- Footage shows a float labeled 'Epstein Files' with a mattress scene, a makeshift cage and a 'Prince Andrew Goin to Jail' sign, and sweets being handed to children.
- Rape Crisis Network Ireland condemned the display as "absolutely shocking" and described it as public grooming that normalises sexual violence.
- Organisers issued an unreserved apology, said they had no prior knowledge of the float’s content, and reduced the parade to one lap.
- The committee described the event as volunteer-run with no entry registration or vetting and said it will review procedures for future parades.
- The same float appeared in Headford, Co Galway, where a local councillor noted entries typically do not register in advance, and support services were signposted including the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre helpline.