Image copyright RTÉA protester from Fathers 4 Justice has been removed from the stage of a live-televised festival in the Republic of Ireland after interrupting the event.
The man, dressed as a priest, stormed the stage on Monday night during the Rose of Tralee International Festival in County Kerry.
He held up a placard and shouted "Fathers for justice".
The live programme on Irish broadcaster RTÉ cut away from the stage while the protester was removed by security.
In a statement, the festival"s organisers confirmed that the man had purchased a ticket and that he was removed by Irish police after being taken from the stage.
They added that they were "satisfied" that adequate security measures were in place.
The Rose of Tralee International Festival is a week-long pageant in which women of Irish descent from around the world vie to be named the Rose of Tralee.
"Father Ted"
The man took to the stage while the Cavan Rose, Lisa Reilly, was speaking to presenter Dáithí Ó Sé.
Irish Independent journalist Andrea Smith, who was live-blogging the event, told the BBC"s Good Morning Ulster programme that it was "very shocking" to watch.
"It was like something out of Father Ted, as suddenly a man dressed as a priest runs onto the stage, nobody knows what to do and he"s shouting about Fathers 4 Justice," she said.
"It probably gave the organisers such a fright but it"s also probably the most exciting thing that"s ever happened in the history of the Rose of Tralee."
It is understood the man was Matt O"Connor, founder of Fathers 4 Justice, who is originally from County Kerry but now lives in England.
The group are best known for a series of high-profile stunts.
In 2004, a campaigner dressed as Batman held a protest on a balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Earlier that same year, two men threw packages of flour dyed purple at the then prime minister Tony Blair.
Rose of Tralee: Fathers 4 Justice protester removed after storming stage
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