Pride of the Déise

Founded in 2019, Pride of the Déise is a community organisation based in Waterford, Ireland working on community development, arts & culture, human rights.

Pride of the Déise is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run LGBTQIA community organisation based in Waterford City, Ireland. It runs the annual Pride festival, which includes community events, workshops, performances and youth-led and all-ages events, most of them free or heavily subsidised. The organisation also runs the Queer Vision LGBTQIA film festival and the Déise Gaymers game nights, works on education and advocacy, and has a Safe Space Policy for its events and online spaces. It aims to make Waterford a welcoming and inclusive place for the LGBTQIA community and allies.