Belfast Gay Pride media round-up

RTE TV news on Saturday 2nd August (included brief interview with CAI supporter, and now new member, Rev. Chris Hudson of All Souls non-subscribing Presbyterian church, Elmwood Avenue, Belfast.

TG4 TV news on Saturday 2nd August (included shot of Rev Charles Kenny, Rev. Chris Hudson (in clerical collar) and Gareth H. -with ‘Gay, Proud and Christian placard).

BBC Radio Ulster ‘Sunday Sequence’ on Sunday 3rd August (report by Malachi O’Doherty which included brief interview with CAI spokesperson Rev. Charles Kenny and which mentioned CAI participation in Belfast Pride).

The Observer newspaper on Sunday 3rd August carried quite a good report on Pride and mentioned CAI and quoted Rev. Mervyn Kingston. This report is not in the Irish edition of the newspaper due to a printer’s error but can be read on the Observer/Guardian website.

BBC Radio Ulster ‘Talk Back’ on Monday 4th August (included 15 min interview with Rev. Chris Hudson).

Trade Union TV-Ireland released a video, Belfast Pride 2010.

The Belfast News Letter on Monday 4th August had a picture of 3 CAI members/supporters on the Pride March – Rev. Charles Kenny, Rev. Chris Hudson (in collar) and Gareth H. There is a report headed ‘clergy at gay pride to protest and take part’ which quotes Rev. Mervyn Kingston.

The Irish News on Monday 4th August mentions CAI and quotes from Rev. Mervyn Kingston.

The Belfast News Letter on Tuesday 5th August continues with an interview with Rev. Chris Hudson, mentions CAI and the piece is headed ‘Clergyman urges others to join Gay Pride March’.

The Irish Times on Thursday 7th August, in an opinion piece by Fionnula O’Connor ‘Pride and Prejudice over North’s Gay Community’ mentions briefly the participation of CAI.

BBC Radio Ulster ‘Sunday Sequence’ on Sunday 10th August report by William Crawley which included interview with CAI spokesperson Rev. Chris Hudson and Free Presbyterian Rev. David McIlveen.

The Belfast Telegraph Belfast Gay Pride video includes an introduction by Tom Hartley, Lord Mayor of Belfast.