14 lovely reactions to Pat Carey's interview about being gay

The former Fianna Fáil minister spoke about his sexuality on RTÉ Radio One this morning.

By Valerie Loftus Friday 13 Feb 2015, 7:38 PM

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THIS MORNING, FORMER Fianna Fáil minister Pat Carey spoke out about his sexuality on RTÉ Radio One, saying he never had the “courage or confidence” to do it before.

Speaking to Sean O’Rourke, the 67-year-old said that hearing Leo Varadkar’s radio interview last month inspired him to take the plunge.

I said that if I got the opportunity – I said it to myself, I didn’t say it to anybody else – that maybe my perspective might be helpful to other people of my age.

Many people are tweeting their support for Carey – here are just a few of the reactions to his announcement.

Some people congratulated him on coming out at 67

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Really touching to hear a public figure of that generation talk about finally feeling confident enough to say "I'm gay." #Patcarey
— Joan O'Sullivan (@osullijo) February 13, 2015

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Pat Carey is 68. I'm sure there are men and women not out in their 60s who listened to him speak about being gay feeling less alone now.
— Una Mullally (@UnaMullally) February 13, 2015

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Fair play to Pat Carey. Not easy for someone of his generation I'd imagine. #yestolove
— Karen Mulreid (@beatingblog) February 13, 2015

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Some people had a good old cry

Far too early in the day to be snivelling. Thanks Pat Carey :) #TodaySor
— Suzy Byrne (@suzybie) February 13, 2015

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Ah damn, Pat Carey has made me snivel in the office. Fair Play #MarRef
— Donnacha Maguire (@DonnachaMaguire) February 13, 2015

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The Pat Carey interview on @TodaySOR is making me cry. V glad he finally feels comfortable talking about this publicly.
— Anna Carey (@urchinette) February 13, 2015

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Some reflected on the fact that Carey hadn’t the “confidence” to speak out until now

Pat Carey TD is Gay. he is 68. He hasnt had "the courage or confidence" to speak out till now.

this is Ireland 2015 :(
— Gearoid (@HRHgearoid) February 13, 2015

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Fair play to Pat Carey for coming out, it's clear we've always had LGBT politicians but sadly they are only now able to be open about it
— Seán Glennon 葛尚恩 (@SGlennonB) February 13, 2015

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Sobering to remember that for more than two thirds of Pat Carey's life, he was criminalised because of who he loved. #YestoLove #MarRef
— Colm O'Gorman (@Colmogorman) February 13, 2015

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Sad to think people are still hiding who they really are.Everyone deserves to be happy, love and be loved. #PatCarey #MarRef
— Honora Egan (@honoraegan) February 13, 2015

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Others were astounded that he managed to be on both Newstalk and RTÉ Radio One simultaneously

Pat Carey - decent skin. Some talker - two stations simultaneously @PatKennyNT @TodaySOR
— Mick Caul (@caulmick) February 13, 2015

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Pat Carey is juggling two interviews at the same time #TodaySOR #PatKennyNT
— Claire Brock (@ClaireBrockTV) February 13, 2015

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And some just want to give him a big hug

I want to give Pat Carey a bear hug right now. #todaysor
— Dr Elaine Byrne (@ElaineByrne) February 13, 2015

Source: Elaine Byrne/Twitter

You can listen to Carey’s full interview here.

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14 lovely reactions to Pat Carey's interview about being gay

The former Fianna Fáil minister spoke about his sexuality on RTÉ Radio One this morning.