Thousands of Irish people were out in force today for Dublin’s Pride Parade – including our Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
The Fine Gael leader is the first Taoiseach to march at the annual Pride parade.
Speaking ahead of the march, Leo told the Irish Independent that the parade is “symbolic of the enormous changes in our society and how it has moved on in the past number of decades.”
“I really owe the fact that I am here to the people who have campaigned over the years when it wasn’t popular or fashionable to do so.”
See more pics and videos from the parade, which kicked off from Stephen’s Green to Smithfield Square, below:
Just a casual selfie in front of the @bankofireland float at @DublinPride with Taoiseach @campaignforleo ??? pic.twitter.com/z9iKnTRjFz
— Keira Gilleechi (@gilleechi) June 24, 2017
#PrideSideOfLife @DublinPride #LoveDublin #DublinPride @JamesKavanagh_ pic.twitter.com/ER04JqtC3W
— Keith Gill (@KeithjGill) June 24, 2017
We’ve made it to the Liffey, soundtracked by Gloria 🙂 #IWillSurvive #dublinpride pic.twitter.com/2tuKDmqZZe
— LGBT Helpline (@LGBT_ie) June 24, 2017
Massive #DublinPride #Float & you know it’s #Summer #LGBTI #DublinPride2017 #PrideMonth pic.twitter.com/AQ7KHzds8V
— The Rock (@ProDemocracy16) June 24, 2017
Saint Patrick Pride#Pride2017 #DublinPride pic.twitter.com/G36mbWoFYF
— Bean Sà Ciúin (@BeanSiCiuin) June 24, 2017
And here it is #DublinPride pic.twitter.com/xDfrTfKC68
— GDPando (@GDPando) June 24, 2017
Wow. Just. Wow! @DublinPride #DublinPride #Pride2017Â #loveislove pic.twitter.com/HfVxSfY9Pg
— ? Gaybrhood Dublin (@GaybrhoodDublin) June 24, 2017
#DublinPride pic.twitter.com/7UEOPl8vJI
— Andy Stardust (@ImACultHero) June 24, 2017
@Facebook is here and proud! #DublinPride #LoveDublin pic.twitter.com/yyEbfwtYaQ
— Dublin LGBTQ Pride (@DublinPride) June 24, 2017
#DublinPride pic.twitter.com/pdiXcCpXd9
— Emma Hendrick (@Emm511) June 24, 2017
Thank you SO much to all those who’ve joined us to march & who’ve turned out to cheer us on! #dublinpride #itsgoodtotalk pic.twitter.com/EE4qpWxuu6
— LGBT Helpline (@LGBT_ie) June 24, 2017
A very happy #Pride2017 to everyone. #DublinPride in full swing! #LGBTI pic.twitter.com/psPUZUH5Vc
— Andrea Scott (@AndreaBScott) June 24, 2017
