75pc of LGBT people feel Ireland a 'welcoming place' to live as Europe best ranked continent

The LGBT Noise protest on South King Street

Most people in European nations say their community is a welcoming place for gays and lesbians, according to a poll that also showed many in African countries see their homelands as hostile to homosexuals.

The Gallup survey of more than 100,000 people in 123 countries found just 1 to 2 percent of those polled in Senegal, Uganda, Mali and Ethiopia see their nations as gay-friendly in a continent where same-sex relationships are still largely taboo.