In particular, the march was a reaction to the controversial judgement in the Flynn case, when suspended sentences on charges of manslaughter were given to members of a gang found guilty of the 1982 killing of Declan Flynn, a 31-year-old gay man, in Fairview Park, and the subsequent celebrations by some members of the local community following their release.

The parade was organised by the National LGBT Federation and followed a route through the city centre of Dublin, from St Stephen's Green to the GPO on O'Connell Street, where Cathal Ó Ciarragáin (Dublin Lesbian & Gay Men's Collective), Tonie Walsh (National LGBT Federation) and Joni Crone (Liberation for Irish Lesbians) addressed the rally.

[10] Dublin Pride March was relaunched for 1992, and was held on Saturday 4 July 1992, and attracted a couple of thousand people.

There was little objection to the inclusion of the float from the St. Patrick's Day organisers (Dublin Tourism), and most members of the public.

The Lord Mayor, Thomás Mac Giolla, met representatives in the Mansion House as part of the celebrations[15][16] Dublin Pride 1995 was on Saturday 1 July 1995.

The Pride started in the Garden of Remembrance and the party was in The Furnace in Aston Place and were MC'ed by Lilly Savage.

Organises criticised the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Brendan Lynch, for not meeting them before the march, after finding previous pride parades were "undignified".

Dublin Corporation gave a grant of £200 for the parade, and flew eight gay pride flags along the banks of the Liffey.

Ireland's first Queer Debs Ball took place in Russell Court Hotel in Harcourt Street on Monday 22 June.

Stephen Gately, singer in the famous Irish boy band Boyzone, had come out publicly shortly before the parade, and was discussed in the media at the time.

[24][25] The 2000 Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride March took place on Saturday 24 June 2000, and was attended by 6,000 people.

[31][32] The 2003 pride was a celebration of 10 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland, however, attendees were campaigning against the lack of state recognition of same-sex relationships, with the slogan "Legal Ten, Equal When".

[33] The 2004 parade was held on 3 July 2004 and went from Parnell Square to the Civic Offices at Wood Quay for a free party.

Panti led the post-parade party in the Civic Offices, which featured performances by Shirley Temple Bar, Alternative Miss Ireland winner Joanna Ryde, and Stellar Sound.

[38][39][40] The theme of the festival was "Pride n' Joy", emphasising the use of celebration as a positive medium to get a message across and to increase the visibility of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) community.

[41][42][38] Grand Marshal – Tonie Walsh Using the slogan "Always the bridesmaid, never the bride", the 2008 theme highlighted the lack of legal recognition under Irish law of any partnership rights for same-sex couples.

The festival was launched by then Irish Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley, TD.

Performers at the traditional post-parade show at the Civic Offices, hosted by Panti, included, among others, Black Daisy (Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entrant), Michele Ann Kelly, Laura Steele, the Kylie Experience, and Katherine Lynch Senator David Norris was Grand Marshal.

This year seen the introduction of a new event, a Dog Show which was produced as part of the family fun day.

That year saw a complete overhaul of the parade route due to extensive works to expand the Luas in the city centre with the parade starting at St. Stephen's Green and finishing at Smithfield Square in North Dublin, the new location for the final destination event.

History was made this year when Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, became the first Irish Leader in office to attend the festival.

The theme was "We Are Family" and Sara Philips from Transgender Equality Network of Ireland (TENI) was Grand Marshall.

The theme was "Rainbow Revolution" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in New York City that marked the start of the international Pride movement.

A virtual online parade took place and was led by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Tom Brabazon and frontline workers from across the city.

The theme was "In This Together" to act responsibly in the best interests of all communities, to react to changing circumstances and to support the frontline workers.