Limerick Pride

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Limerick Pride is a week-long annual event in Limerick, Ireland. Although its history dates back to 2001, with the first official pride event, the Pride parade was not introduced until 2007. [1]

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The Pride parade took place in September from 2007 until 2013. It was moved to July in 2014 to avoid clashing with the Royal de Luxe event in September that year. The festival was made a week-long event in 2008. The final event of the week, the "Climax Party", is held in Dolan's Warehouse, with performers such as Leanne Moore (2008), Niamh Kavanagh (2010), Jujubee (2019), and Courtney Act (2002) headlining.

In 2008, the Pride parade had its first Grand Marshal, Alternative Miss Ireland winner Sheila Fitspatrick, and her partner Madonna Lucia. [2] Other Grand Marshals have included actor Myles Breen (2015), Broden Giambrone (2016), Richard Lynch, Founder of I Love Limerick (2018) [3] , Moninne Griffith, Executive Director of BeLonG To (2019), Sharon Slater (2022) and Jackie McCarthy-O'Brien (2023). [4] [5] [6]

During the lockdown period (2020-2021), virtual pride were provided. The annual "Tea Dance" with actor Myles Breen continued through this medium.

Sport plays a strong role in the Limerick Pride event calendar. In 2021, they held an evening discussion, "Trailblazers of Women’s International Sport", with three of Limerick’s athletes Grannie Cross, Sinead Cosgrave and Jackie McCarthy O'Brien hosted by Sporting Pride and GCN. [7] In 2022, a new event was introduced, an inter-county Association football match between Limerick and Clare, to highlight women in sport. Limerick won the inaugural game. [8] Also that year, two rainbow road crossings were installed in Limerick. [9]

History

Limerick Pride expanded its beginnings in 2001 to introduce the week-long festival culminating in a Pride Parade in 2008. Pride was brought into the mainstream in 2008 when Richard Lynch produced the Festival, making it a week-long events under the theme 'I Love Limerick'.

The festival theme aimed to make Limerick Pride an inclusive festival for all members of the community. Alternative Miss Ireland Ms. Sheila Fitspatrick and her partner Madonna Lucia were announced as the first Grand Marshals for the Parade down O’Connell Street and back to Leamy House where Myles Breen hosted the festival's ever-present Tea Dance. 2008 was also the first year the national 300ft Pride Flag was unveiled and was carried as part of the parade in Limerick.

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References

  1. ↑ "History of Limerick Pride". Limerick Pride. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  2. ↑ "Limerick Pride | 340 - GCN Magazine". magazine.gcn.ie. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  3. ↑ O’Connell, Ryan (2018-12-06). ""We Are Pride" Limerick LGBTQ Pride Festival 2018 is a celebration of our people". I Love Limerick. Retrieved 2024-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "First trans grand marshal for Limerick Pride Parade". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  5. ↑ Halloran, Cathy (2019-07-13). "Thousands take part in 12th Limerick Pride parade". rte.ie.
  6. ↑ "Grand Marshal for Limerick Pride announced". Limerick's Live 95. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  7. ↑ Dunne, Peter (2021-07-05). "Limerick Pride teams up with GCN and Sporting Pride for In And Out special - Trailblazers of Women's International Sport". GCN. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  8. ↑ Rabbitts, Nick. "In Pictures: Limerick community shows its pride for local women in sport". www.limerickleader.ie. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  9. ↑ "Second Pride Rainbow crossing for Limerick". www.limerick.ie. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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