Quote Pro Homo

"What these parades are about is a celebration of Ireland and Irishness. I think they need to celebrate Ireland as it is, not as people imagine it. Equality is very much the center of who we are in our identity in Ireland. This issue of exclusion is not Irish, let's be clear about it. Exclusion is not an Irish thing..... I think that's the message that needs to be driven home." ~Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore

Irish Foreign Minister To NYC St. Pat's Parade: Homophobia Is Not Irish