A passion to bring Pride to a wider audience

"The message that we want to send out to people is that there is a strong and vibrant LGBT+ support network in Cork and it is there for them.” 

Clive Davis, chair of Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival, looks forward to a day when everyone will feel pride in themselves and their community.

Clive Davis readily admits he’s an optimist. Having been chairperson of the Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival for over 12 years and led its strategic development from a small local march all the way to a national festival, he lists achieving charitable status for Cork Pride — the first and only Pride organisation to have accomplished this in Ireland — as one of his proudest moments. 

If passion is measured in voluntary dedication, his various positions including co-chair for the InterPride Governance Board; co-chair of the Ireland Pride Network, and treasurer of LGBT Ireland speak volumes for someone whose eye maintains a constant focus on the things that matter.