The authorities at Dublin’s prestigious St Andrew’s Church of Westland Row are defending their decision to cancel a concert that was due to be given on 23 June by the Dublin Gay Men’s Chorus.
The church maintains that the concert would have been a Pride event, which was not made clear at the time of the original booking. The choir denies this, saying that the title "Pride – In the Name of Love" was a reference to the famous U2 song “Pride (In the Name of Love)", the smash hit and second track on the band's 1984 album The Unforgettable Fire.
