This year will mark the first year that uniformed gardai will march in Dublin's Pride festival.
The festival, which celebrates the LGBTQ+ community in Dublin, traditionally did not have uniformed police officers taking part due to tensions between the two.
However, Garda commissioner Drew Harris made the announcement at the Garda Representative Association’s annual conference in Kerry this week.
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Harris said: "As you are all aware, society is becoming increasingly diverse.
“As the GRA has rightly pointed out, it is essential that An Garda Síochána reflects the diverse society we serve.
“That is why our uniform policy has been amended to allow the wearing of the hijab, or turban, as an item of Garda uniform.
“This year An Garda Síochána will take part in Dublin’s Gay Pride in uniform for the first time.”
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It comes after Belfast police marched with the community for the first time in 2017.
Opinion on social media was split over the announcement, with one user taking to twitter to say: "This is a sign of progress and if people call for them to be banned, that will only create more division in our society and that is not what we need".
This was met with another user who said: "They do not have to show up in uniform, in their role as policemen, if they want to participate like the rest of us."
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