Mr Gay Ireland has become more than a beauty contest and has become a nationwide community civic and social project designed to overcome negative stereotypes of gay people and to encourage a civic and social action for HIV/AIDS amongst the contestants and their friends.
[citation needed] The contest has previously been hosted by Brendan Courtney, alongside Dolly Grip, one of the George's resident drag queens and cohost of Shirley Temple Bar's Sunday Night Bingo.
Since its inception, Mr Gay Ireland has donated almost €50,000 to charitable causes including Round Tower Housing Association (HIV/AIDS), St. James's Hospital Foundation (HIV/AIDS), BelongTo Youth Development, the KAL case and GCN.
[citation needed] Mr Gay Ireland 2007, John Rice, was 3rd in Budapest in 2007.
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