Organiser of Cork LGBT+ Pride festival gets injunction to lift his suspension

It is alleged Kery Mullaly himself drafted his contract giving him €2,000 per month for work on preparing the festival and €100 per hour for work on securing sponsors and fundraising streams

Kery Mullaly says since his suspension nine months ago his income has been drastically reduced despite a promise that he would remain on full pay while on suspension. File picture: Dan Linehan

The only full-time employee of the Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival CLG has been granted a High Court interim injunction lifting his suspension of nine months ago over allegations of misconduct.

Kery Mullaly, a business developer of Market Street, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, has been employed to prepare and obtain sponsorship of the annual Cork Pride Festival which is due to take place again between July 26 and August 3.