Thousands march through Dublin for Pride parade 40th anniversary

People on O’Connell Street in Dublin during the Dublin Pride parade (Nick Bradshaw/PA)

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Dublin for a colourful celebration of the 40th anniversary of the city’s Pride parade.

Young and old lined the streets, some dancing while others waved rainbow flags in the Saturday sunshine, as the parade wound its way from O’Connell Street, along and across the River Liffey and down to Merrion Square in the south of the capital.