GAY PRIDE DISPUTE SUSPENDED TO ALLOW ANNUAL FESTIVAL TO GO AHEAD

Date Published: 18-Aug-2009

A dispute over last year's Galway Gay Pride Festival has been put to one side to allow the city celebrate 20 years of Gay Pride this week.Two separate committees have agreed on a common parade route through the city for Saturday's gay pride parade. One of those committees, Bród Ireland West, has organised a major line-up of events to mark the country's longest running gay pride festival. The Mayor of Galway will launch the Festival in the city at 7pm tomorrow in the Clayton Hotel. The Gay Pride Parade kicks off on Saturday at 2pm from Courtyard Square and has a Mardi Gras theme.