The 31-year-old man’s murr 1982 Fairview Park galvanised the gay rights movement Ireland
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- REMEMBERG DECLAN FLYNN, THE GAY MAN WHOSE BTAL KILLG AT THE HANDS OF TEENAGE HOMOPHOB KICKSTARTED THE IRISH PRI MOVEMENT
- SHOTS FIRED AT MOSW GAY NIGHTCLUB
REMEMBERG DECLAN FLYNN, THE GAY MAN WHOSE BTAL KILLG AT THE HANDS OF TEENAGE HOMOPHOB KICKSTARTED THE IRISH PRI MOVEMENT
* 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.
SHOTS FIRED AT MOSW GAY NIGHTCLUB
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.
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.
Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Many speakers relled the dark days of 1982 when many people society thought “queer bashg” was an acceptable activy when homosexualy was still regard as a crime. Veteran gay rights activist Bill Foley said he knew Mr Flynn slightly and scribed him as a kd person who was always lookg out for others. In September 1982, Declan Flynn left a pub Donnyrney, Dubl and walked to Fairview Park, a well-known meetg spot for gay men.