Ireland
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BRAVO Volleyball Ireland’s first LGBTQ+ inclusive team : winners through and through
Just as Queerguru’s Editor-In-Chief’s visit to Ireland is coming to an end, we discovered in Dublin the country’s first LGBTQ+ inclusive Volleyball team. Bravo is part of DVC (Dublin Volleyball Club)and the team and its associated initiatives not only represent the sporting ambitions of the LGBTQ+ community in Dublin but also shed…
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The Curious Case of Albert Cashier : Lincoln’s ‘Lady’ Soldier : a compelling new play now touring Ireland
There is seemingly no end to the amount of queer history that is uncovered these days, and each story makes a great contribution to how our LGBTQ+ community has evolved. Over in Ireland, the innovative Quinetssanece Theatre Group is currently touring the country with a thrilling new play The Curious Case of Albert Cashier:…
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“Ireland’s “Outing Festival : the World’s Only Music, Matchmaking & Queer Arts Festival
So if part/all of your New Years’ Resolution is to find ‘true love’ then you just have to k ow about Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland which has been around for more than 170 years. Some 11 years ago they added The Outing Festival, created by the new Queen of matchmaking Eddie McGuinness, …
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Robbie Lawlor enthuses about the excellent HOW TO TELL A SECRET which he ‘stars’ in
Robbie Lawlor is one of the central characters in this excellent hybrid documentary HOW TO TELL A SECRET about how millennials deal with their HIV status in contemporary Ireland. It opens with a reenactment of 21-year-old Shaun Dunne waiting for the arrival of his ex-boyfriend Robbie who is about to tell him that he…
