THE COMPANY BEHIND Cork Pride has gone into liquidation because of legal costs incurred in a High Court case. 

This morning in Midleton, County Cork, nine creditors met with accountant Gerard Murphy who has been appointed as the liquidator to wind up the operating company for the annual festival. 

The company, Cork LGBT+ Pride CLG, ran one of Ireland’s largest pride parades which attracted approximately 5,000 participants in 2025. It also published an annual magazine and is associated with the Work With Pride business network. 

The firm is a not-for-profit enterprise and became a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) in 2016. 

Gerard Murphy, who is an accountant in Midleton, confirmed to The Journal that he has been appointed as liquidator and had hosted a creditors’ meeting this morning. 

“The company went into liquidation yesterday. The liquidator was ratified by the creditors’ meeting this morning. Basically the company had incurred costs due to a dispute and the directors took the sensible approach to place the company into creditors’ liquidation,” he said. 

Murphy confirmed that the dispute was associated with a High Court case. He said there were nine creditors and he said he anticipated that the company would be “struck off in six to 12 months time”.  He said he was unable to disclose the identities of the creditors. 

High Court case

The High Court proceedings centre around a dispute between the company and a former employee, Kery Mullaly, who was a business development officer.

The Irish Examiner reported earlier this month that Mullaly was to generate sponsorship for the annual pride festival but that a dispute arose between the parties that led to a injunction pending a full hearing of the case.

The Journal contacted Eoin Clifford SC, who is acting on behalf of the company, he said he was unable to provide any information about the creditors’ meeting.

We also contacted, via email, Cork Pride but these emails were no longer active. 

A request for comment was also sent to Kery Mullaly.