The parade wound its way from O’Connell Street to Merrion Square.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE have taken to the streets of Dublin for a colourful celebration of the 40th anniversary of the city’s Pride parade.
It is 30 years on from the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland and 50 years since the formation of the country’s first group focused on gay and lesbian rights, the Sexual Liberation Movement, in Trinity College. Among them was Marlon Jimenez Compton, who is originally from Venezuela but has been living in Dublin for 20 years.
“So this is my first time actually taking part in the parade, I’m 55 years of age and it’s taken a while to get here but it’s good to be here.”“It’s magic, it’s absolutely wonderful and it would be great if it was like this all the time,” she said.One of the final speeches was delivered by Sinn Fein’s Stormont leader Michelle O’Neill.She paid tribute to the Pride pioneers of 40 years ago but said the journey to equality was not yet complete.
“I’m so glad that we’re living in better times, I’m so glad that we’re living in a more modern Ireland, but we certainly have more work to do on this journey.
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