TD tells Dáil that State funding for Cork Pride is 'pathetic'

Wild Youth will headline the Party at The Port on the Sunday of Cork Pride 2023 which takes place from July 30 to August 6

Last year's Cork Pride parade. The Cork Pride board has appealed to Cork city councillors for funding for this year's event. File picture: Cathal Noonan

The state must step up to the plate and better fund Cork Pride, the Dáil was told as the current level of public funding was branded “pathetic”.

Solidarity TD Mick Barry made the comments during a debate on LGBTQI+ issues in the Dáil chamber on Tuesday evening.