Painting Cork in the rainbow of Pride

Martha Brennan chats with some of the organisations participating in this year's Cork Pride Festival about progress, visibility, and what more needs to be done

Mon, 19 Jul, 2021 - 20:00

From July 24 to August 1, Cork will be painted in rainbow colours with over 20 events taking place to celebrate this year's Cork Pride, one of the country's biggest pride festivals and the only one to achieve charitable status in Ireland. Excitement is especially growing because much of the festival is set to take place in person this year under strict Covid-19 guidelines. July 2019 saw its biggest year yet, with thousands showing up to walk in the city parade.

"We came around the corner and the gardaí looked over at us and said 'lads, where are we going to put the people?'. In 16 years, Cork Pride had managed to outgrow Grand Parade," says Cork Pride business development manager Kery Mullaly.