LIMERICK Pride 2023 launched with a scorcher in the gardens of the Hunt Museum, promising to bring a wide variety of events to the city.
The theme for this year’s pride festival is United in Solidarity to mark the 30th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexual acts between men in Ireland.
This year’s Grand Marshal for the Pride Parade is former international soccer and rugby player Jackie McCarthy-O’Brien.
Saturday, June 24 sees the first event of the Limerick Pride season take place with the Rainbow River Swim Parade even though the festival doesn’t officially begin until July 3.
The Rainbow River Swim Parade will kick off the Pride festivities from 10am at Curraghgour Boat Club with over 80 swimmers from Limerick swimming group Limerick Narwhals taking part in a celebration of Pride on the river Shannon.
This year’s Limerick Pride Parade will take take place on Saturday, July 8.
Beginning at City Hall at 2pm, the Parade will make its way around the city centre before ending at the Hunt Museum.
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