http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Mary+McAlese IrishCentral Mary McAlese en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/manhattan_diary/irish-president-mary-mcaleese-accepts-most-gay-friendly-politician-award-132466173.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/ent/manhattan_diary/irish-president-mary-mcaleese-accepts-most-gay-friendly-politician-award-132466173.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:00:55 PDT
Haven't we come a long way? This week Ireland's president Mary McAleese was awarded the 2011 'most gay friendly politician in Ireland' award by GALAS (Irish Gay and Lesbian Awards)Her acceptance speech was classic McAleese: informed, heartfelt, genuinely supportive and speaking as a president for all of the Irish peopleShe will be a very tough act to follow I hope the Irish public will keep her example in mind when they go to the polls to elect a new president on Friday READ MORE ]]>