Pride shone through the clouds and the rain for Cork’s LGBT community as they remembered a recently departed activist and advocate.

The final day of Cork Pride is currently underway with a large crowd parading around Cork city.

Music festivals, sailing races, arts displays, and a poetry marathon are some of the events to be enjoyed this August bank holiday weekend.

Grey skies didn’t dull the rainbow colours at Cork’s 10th annual Pride parade yesterday afternoon.

As he takes his place as Grand Marshall at Cork Pride, Colm O’Gorman, the calm, considered voice in the months leading up to this year’s vote on marriage equality, talks to John Meagher.

A sales pitch of "hats, flags, whistles, and bow-ties" blared out from the hawkers in front of Bishop Lucey Park.

THE country was spoilt for choice when it came to festival fun over the Bank Holiday weekend — and for once the weather didn’t spoil the mood.