TV and radio personality, designer, speaker, activist, documentarian --- "maker of things" --- the fabulous Brendan Courtney joined Shelly Gray (in for Alison) on Weekend Breakfast for a Pride Month chat.

Brendan spills the details on the GCN ( Gay Community News) Roast Battle Royale, at the Abbey Theatre on Sunday 21st June — a one-night-only, no-filter and feral comedy fundraiser celebrating community and 40 years of GCN.

It features a killer lineup including Emma Doran, Shane Daniel Byrne, Gearóid Farrelly, Andrea Horan, Niamh Kavanagh, and more.

He explains why Pride is still a passive protest, but also why Ireland can be a beacon of hope globally.