sentences:  Founded in 2005 and originally called Mr Gay Dublin, the event is organised by the Dublin Gay Theatre Festival.Mr Gay Ireland has become more than a beauty contest and has become a nationwide community civic and social project designed to overcome negative stereotypes of gay people and to encourage a civic and social action for HIV/AIDS amongst the contestants and their friends.The contest previously has been hosted by Brendan Courtney, alongside Dolly Grip (Drag Queen), one of the George's resident drag queens and cohost of Shirley Temple Bar's Sunday Night Bingo.