Pride's off to a flier

Over 12K hit the streets of Dublin to celebrate

- BY CATE MCCURRY

TENS of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Dublin to mark this year's Pride parade.

Organisers said there were more than 12,000 people marching in the annual celebration.

This year's event also celebrated a milestone 10 years of marriage equality.

The capital's streets were filled with an array of colour, music and dance as the parade made its way to Merrion Square's Pride Village for speeches and entertainment.

Among those taking part were Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Tanaiste Simon Harris, Labour leader Ivana Bacik, People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers.

Citing the previous work of the Government to address gay rights and equality, Mr Martin told the crowd at Merrion Square that he is aware "our work is far from done".

Mr Martin was forced to raise his voice as a small number of protesters shouted for better trans rights and health care access during his speech.

The Fianna Fail leader said: "LGBTIQ+ people in Ireland today still face a myriad of challenges, and the Government is committed to bolstering our efforts to address these challenges and delivering for our LGBTIQ+ citizens.