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"Within the LGBT community we've been aware of this increase in homophobic activity over the last number of years"

Following the murders of two gay men in Sligo, Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee, the LGBTQ+ communi...

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09.41 16 Apr 2022


"Within the LGBT community we've been aware of this increase in homophobic activity over the last number of years"


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09.41 16 Apr 2022


Following the murders of two gay men in Sligo, Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee, the LGBTQ+ community has been arranging vigils to take place across the country over the weekend.

Virgin Media Television news reporter Paul Quinn & James O’Hagan, LGBT Ireland’s Champions Training Programme Coordinator joined Anton to discuss the impact the murder of both men has had on the LGBT community and to discuss the issue of homophobia in Ireland as a whole.

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