Galway Bay fm newsroom - There was a huge turnout for the annual Galway Pride Parade in the city this afternoon.
Hundreds of people turned out for the culmination of the week long Galway Pride Festival - with the iconic parade setting off from College Road around lunchtime.
The colorful troop made it's way through the city, down Shop Street, towards Father Griffin Park - where a family fun day took place.
Galway Pride is the longest running consecutive Pride festival in Ireland.
Over the past 30 years, it has grown from small event featuring just a handful of people to one of the biggest events on the city's social calender.
These people at today's event explain why it's important to them to take part in Galway Pride:
https://galwaybayfm.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/PrideVox.mp3
