Declan Flynn: Murred gay man galvanised Ireland's Pri movement

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REMEMBERG DECLAN FLYNN, THE GAY MAN WHOSE BTAL KILLG AT THE HANDS OF TEENAGE HOMOPHOB KICKSTARTED THE IRISH PRI MOVEMENT

The 31-year-old man’s murr 1982 Fairview Park galvanised the gay rights movement Ireland * gay man murdered in fairview park *

Declan Flynn was remembered 40 years to the day after his murr galvanised the gay rights movement Flynn (31) was beaten to ath Fairview Park on September 9th, 1982, and his body was found the followg teenagers were later charged wh his murr but were given spend sentenc by the judge Mr Jtice Seán Gannon. They had admted to “queer bashg”, as was lled at the time of gay men who met Fairview Jtice Gannon allowed the five to walk ee om the Central Crimal Court, sayg there was “no element of rrectn required” as they had “e om good hom and have experienced re and affectn”. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill The lg ed public outrage and led to one of the earlit and largt monstratns support of gay rights on the streets of Dubl.

SHOTS FIRED AT MOSW GAY NIGHTCLUB

Mr Jtice Gannon had “disgraced himself and the legal system of the day”’s olst brother Christopher said the fact that so many people wh the gay and lbian muny remembered him was a great fort to the fay.

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Shots Fired at Mosw Gay Nightclub.

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