Dublin Pride

[StarBoi]

Ok so im sure we all know that Dublin Pride is this week and the parade is on saturday at 2,,,,,,,,, i think :confused:

so just a quick thread to find out whose going up to it, where everyone is staying and the like :) and of course the general thoughts on Dublin Pride :)

[Limerick Pride]

Hope to be going up myself, if only for the parade. Dublin pride is a great buzz.

If anyone is goin up and planning to march, why not show your Limerick pride an march with us in dublin?

Not that hard to find, we will marching behind this banner:
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs009.snc1/4447_1013748839667_1703439565_24569_1688707_n.jpg

This banner went to Cork pride and got a HUGE reaction, so come along and support us :D

[SunFlower]

This banner went to Cork pride and got a HUGE reaction, so come along and support us :D

poor Sharon was nearly hit by a bus! :eek: gonnw have that sorted for next year...

Yes havin ye down from Limerick was GREAT fun, and definitely made a huge impact on the weekend! Won't be at Dublin myself, but I think there are a good few people heading up. At this late in the game, I'd say any accomodation is good accomodation ;)

the Paramount Hotel is just upstairs from the Front Lounge....VERY cheap, clean, nice, and smoking in the rooms. If there's any vacancy, that's where I'd stay!

...Or just go to the Boiler House, 25 euro, and sure theres loads of places you can go to doze off :o

[Evil Steve]

I shall be going, unlike previous years i wont be making a wkend out of it or even a night.

Basically driving up doing the parade, the afterparty, quick visit to pantibar and then home.

Love dublin pride, it was the 1st pride i ever went to and i always have the best of fun.

Oh an i shall be marching behing the Limerick Pride banner :D

[fada]

I'll be there with bells on! Can't wait!!!

Steve! Love the sig.... FAB!

[Limerick Pride]

poor Sharon was nearly hit by a bus!


I am WEAK!!!

awwwww bless her cotton... wigs hehe

[fada]

So Dublin Pride (back on topic)
I'm driving up on Friday eve after work, and staying overnight on Friday, coming back sat night. We're planning on heading to Panti's on friday, and most likely Sat....

We're thinking of travelling in Convoy on Friday eve, It'd be great fun!
Anyone interested!?
B

[SunFlower]

tried to split the Trekkie posts from this thread, and caused mass havoc :(

sunflower needs a Mod tutorial...again lol

[Evil Steve]

tried to split the Trekkie posts from this thread, and caused mass havoc :(


Sorry about that... shall TRY and remain on topic as much as i can.
However, these things do happen from time to time

*edit*
By havoc you mean deleting the Sci Fi Thread lol

[SunFlower]

yea....sorry! no no, its fine to stray from topic like, i was just trying to move the sci fi stuff from this thread over to the other thread, but it all kinda went kaboom...

[Evil Steve]

grrrrr no longer sure if I have transport for Saturday :(:(:(

[Merack]

I'm raging i'm going to miss the Dublin march :(

[StarBoi]

If anyone is goin up and planning to march, why not show your Limerick pride an march with us in dublin?


i believe that out in ul will be joinging ye again marching side by side with the two banners, really hit dublin with a big impression of limerick scene which is pretty cool

woot gay roadtrip i love it :D

i love dublin pride, it was my first pride as well and nothing beats the david norris and panti speeches after the parade. altho a night out in dub wont be too missed

[Sheila Fits]

Yes Dublin should be a laugh on Saturday and the more the merrier

I will be tthe very discreet one dressed in black from head to toe

NOT

[Evil Steve]

I will be tthe very discreet one dressed in black from head to toe

NOT

Knock em dead Sheila

[fada]

Sheila... discreet???? THose 2 words should never be in the same sentence!
Can't wait... and yea... not looking forward to night out in Dublin.... it's a bloody rip-off.... and not really to my taste... Thank GOD for Panti's!

[StarBoi]

Sheila... discreet???? THose 2 words should never be in the same sentence!
Can't wait... and yea... not looking forward to night out in Dublin.... it's a bloody rip-off.... and not really to my taste... Thank GOD for Panti's!

shit we cant go now, her majesty doesnt approve lol :D

from my previous experiences at dublin pride breannoh, the dragon is a good place to be after the parade, not sleazy, cheap enough drink(well for dublin anyway) and usually has a good crowd, its like the george without the sleaze and blahness:cool:

[fada]

Was in the Dragon once... didn't like it... ugh... I REFUSE to go to the George, I was there once, and HATED it! it's a cesspot of disease, debauchery, sleeze, etc etc, never mind the covercharge, and the rip-off drink... and the evil bouncers! They made me use a plastic glass! A PLASTIC GLASS I TELL YOU!!!!!

I like Panti's place, it's just a nice bar, with a drag queen behind it....

[StarBoi]

true usually anything with a queen behind it puts on a good show and the one and only panti is amazing :D

[fada]

Honey, it's not that fact... but the sheer fact that it's a nice clean classy bar, with comfie furniture, friendly staff, and isn't too dear (by dublin standards) I just like the place, it's homely

[Sheila Fits]

Couldnt agree more ...............the buzz in Pantibar last year after the parade was brilliant that lady does indeeed know how to make her customers feel at home.

[fada]

Couldnt agree more ...............the buzz in Pantibar last year after the parade was brilliant that lady does indeeed know how to make her customers feel at home.

Shall I save you a seat your Majesty?

[abydos6]

whooooooo hoooooo

right, we got the banner, don't know who has the flyers...heading there around 4 ish...might do dyke night, might not...heading for champange brekkie, parade, ditch the banner, do some shoppi, head home, might catch sommit in town, check out sun, shoppi...home...

sounds like a plan...

whoooooo hoooooo:eek:

[StarBoi]

so is there a place everyone can meet each other

im so raging i cant go

[fada]

I can't wait.... I've a confession..... I'm a Dublin Pride Virgin!!! woop!

Champagne Breakfast... Aby dear... did my invite get lost in the post???? :P

OH!! Can't wait!!

[Evil Steve]

Will we now have to wear black arm band???

[fada]

Possibly.... CRAP.. I had that MJ costume for the march..... Feck... I'll have to return it now..... :(

[abydos6]

Starboi, the breakfast is being held in OUTHOUSE on Capel Street, check out the Dubla pride booklet, or time table on line. Never been to the champange brekie, but soooooo looking forward to it this year.

It's also my darling Spiderchef's first time in Dubla Pride...can't wait to get her there...:D

[Sheila Fits]

Shall I save you a seat your Majesty?

please kind sir

[fada]

Your Throne shall be reserved! I'll keep it warm for ya! ;)

[Evil Steve]

bah... no Dublin pride for me... have fun anyone whos going

[SunFlower]

likewise :(

and a BIG thank you to Sharon Arseburn who rang me at 10am from the train to see if i was heading up :(:(:(

[Evil Steve]

likewise :(

and a BIG thank you to Sharon Arseburn who rang me at 10am from the train to see if i was heading up

Lucky you, i got rang at 7.55am

I'm kinda pissed off i couldnt make it, already seen some pictures online...

:(:mad::(

[StarBoi]

im raging i missed it too but hey at least i got the friday night up ther e:D

hope everyone loved it and that limreick made a big impact on the dubs, hope everyone up there enjoys and everyone have a great pride weekend

[fada]

OH WOW!
What an experience! Well done to the organisers, parade was really great! Loved the endurance aspect!!! We should have gone into training to do that one! The sun shone, Sheila and Madge were radiant in Pink, Sharon was priceless! and kept us entertained, along with Aby and her bloomin whistle!

Dissappointed we didn't get into the park... but reports say there were 12,000 people there... Yes TWELVE THOUSAND PEOPLE!!! The craic we had in Pantibar after the parade nearly made up for missing the queens speech!

And Lads.... You're all lucky... I got a call at 5am that she was doing makeup!!

But thank you all so much for making my first Dublin Pride a day to remember!!!

[abydos6]

Oh wow, did we ever have a fantablis pride in Dublin, we arrived late and got our room upgraded to an exec (thanks to rainbow retreats and sheila's deals for that), had room service, got up early, ate loads, went to outhouse, and met some really, really awesome people, love the place and will be going back.

We arrived at the parade launch site and had an amazing time meeting up with old friends and new, managed to slide in behind MyLGBT and OUT in UL so there was quite a few with us. It was fablis weather and the trek through Dublin was just amazing, who could forget the flags along the Liffy...

We just about made it to the end, feet sore, and spirits high we tried to get into the park and couldn't so a huge bunch of us headed for Panti bar and boy did we ever have a wonderful time, great music, great crac and great pics that I'll be putting up online tomorrow.

We headed for sommit to eat around 6 and enjoyed an eddie rockets, then went back to the burlo and slept waking around 11 and getting more room service, some ice cold drinks and a lovely soak in a bathtub. We slept through till around 10 and got up for breakfast, did a little walking and shopping and came home. The weekend was brillant and thanks again to all who came along and supported Limerick @ Dublin Pride. We love ye.:D

[fada]

It was so so fab Aby, we even got 25 seconds of coverage on RTÉ news! And Sheila and Madge were pictured in the Times!

Interesting Fact.... I've marched with Aby on every single Pride I've ever been on! lol

[fada]

Update Lads!
Panti's Speech is up on youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x77g_YufDH8

Well worth listening to her words!

Fada

[StarBoi]

wow guys just saw some photos on facebook of the parade, well done to all and it looked a great success and its great to see the out in ul, my lgbt and RSS in the middle of it all, you all really done limreick proud and i hope everyone had a great time and fingers crossed limerick pride will match up to it :D

[Erytheis]

I was up marching with the Noise crowd, had a great day, next year I'll be recommending they have water stops along the route, we were all dehydrated by the end and they need a bigger venue than Wood Quay for the after gathering, the gates were closed with hundreds outside baying to get in.

[fada]

Agreed on the Wood Quay point! I was one of those who couldn't get in.... :(

I was smart enough to bring my own water! lol

[Evil Steve]

They were taking ALL liquids from people entering the park, my Dublin friends were MOST unimpressed about the lack of water in the park.

[Sheila Fits]

Great day

Pity about the park afterwards but if this lazy queen hadnt sat on her fat arse for a half an hour we properbly would have made it in !!!!!!!!!!

Sorreeeee!!!

Panti bar was brilliant after the parade great buzz and some nice boys (he he)

AND OF COURSE MY BUBU

Horsing into a double whopper and chips

I did indeeed feel very proud.

[Fabio]

Dublin was fantastic, 3rd year there, gets better every year.

[Commotion]

I REFUSE to go to the George, ...it's a cesspot of disease, debauchery, sleeze, etc etc,

Is that a bad thing?

[Commotion]

I came home from Amsterdam just for the parade for the weekend - my 1st Dublin Pride since 2001 (my 1st ever Pride was also in Dublin in 1997 when I was a baby gay). I was so impressed with the numbers who showed up this year. Next year they need a new venue for afterparty - the grounds of the Irish Museum of Modern Art is bigger so more people can see. Not pleased with lack of water though. It was too damned hot.

Roll on August 1st - Amsterdam Canal Pride. Apparently I have to do an interview with Taiwanese TV about it. I don't know exactly why but my Taiwanese colleague asked if I would. I said 'OK' thinking i'd get asked a couple of questions. But apparently it means I now get to travel on the press boat. The glamour.