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Feature from today's Independent to mark this wekeend's 25th anniversary celebrations in The George

As the country's longest-running and most famous gay establishment, The George occupies a special place in gay Irish life, and this weekend the Dublin bar and club is celebrating its 25th year in business.

And so it should. That The George opened at all -- and, what's more, survived -- is an achievement in itself, seeing as it was set up in the midst of a devastating recession, and when homosexuality was still a crime in Ireland (and remained so until decriminalisation in 1993).

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