Today's Pride parade in the capital finishes up in Smithfield Square in the heart of Dublin 7, which boasts a brand new festival kicking off this weekend.

The result of the marriage referendum has had an enormous impact on the sense of security in the LGBT community, former Government Minister, Kathleen Lynch, claimed yesterday as she attended the 11th Cork LGBT Pride parade on the Grand Parade, Cork writes Olivia Kelleher.

Riot police have used teargas and water cannon to break up a gay pride parade in Istanbul.

The Dublin LGBTQ Pride Parade will get underway in the city this afternoon.