Queer As Fliuch

Katherine O'Donnell is Professor, History of Ideas, at UCD School of Philosophy University College Dublin, Ireland. She has been an activist for many years, involved in, most notably, the Justice for Magdalenes Campaign and, more generally, with justice issues and the LGBTQ+ community. She published her debut novel Slant in 2023.Join us as we sit down with one of Cork's most fascinating humans and talk about life, activism and being part of the first LGBTQ+ float in an Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade!Researcher/Producer: Emer McGinnityHosted by Acast

Bill Foley was one of the founding members of Gay Health Action Ireland, which was set up in 1985 in response to the AIDS crisis. Through his work, he and his colleagues were pivotal in helping, supporting and ultimately, saving a lot of lives. He is also a longtime activist and has a reputation for being a serious disco groover in his time. Enjoy our chinwag with one of Walkinstown's finest.Produced and researched by Emer McGinnity.

Emma Bidwell is a Cork trans masculine feminist dyke who teaches gender and sexualities on the Women’s Studies MA in UCC. They were born in 1969 in South London but finished childhood as a harassed queer teenager on the Isle of Skye.Having moved to Cork shortly after that, Emma could often be found in Loafers bar and was one of the organisers of the Cork Women’s Fun Weekend. They were also known as Shit Pit Bidwell at Women’s Camp, but we'll let them tell that story...Enjoy this episode, filled with hilarity and heart.

The Hirschfeld Biograph was a cinema housed within the Hirschfeld Centre, which was opened in Temple Bar in March 1979 by the National Gay Federation. The Biograph, with a max capacity of 55, operated every second Monday and had two screenings. It eventually became a roaring success.The success of the Biograph was down to the efforts of one man, John McEvoy, who ran the Hirschfeld Biograph throughout its almost seven-year history. John brought a great level of commitment and professionalism to the running of the Biograph. We sit down with John to recount those years, and the story behind his beloved Biograph.Resources and articles from John on the Hirschfeld Biograph are available here.

For our first episode of Season 2, we talk to Dr. Patrick McDonagh. Patrick is a historian and an author whose work is incredibly important to Irish Queer history. He wrote "Gay and Lesbian Activism in the Republic of Ireland, 1973-93", which is a brilliant read and comes thoroughly recommended. Enjoy!

This week, we are graced with Declan Buckley's presence. Declan is best known for his drag persona, Shirley Temple Bar, and for being the face of Telly Bingo for the last 20 years. He is charming, hilarious and insightful. Enjoy!Researched/Produced by Emer McGinnity.

In this episode of Queer As Fliuch, we speak to an Irish sporting legend. Jackie McCarthy O'Brien represented Ireland in football and rugby, and was the first Irish woman of colour to do so. We join her in Co. Clare to talk about life, love and putting the ball in the back of the net.Researcher/Producer: Emer McGinnity

This week, we speak to my good pal, historian and stand-up comedian, Andrew Dorman. We discuss the extraordinary story of Christine (A.K.A. Christian) Davies, set against the backdrop of 18th-century Ireland. This is truly a fascinating story, so buckle up!Sources (as kindly provided by Andrew):https://books.google.ie/books/about/The_Life_and_Adventures_of_Mrs_Christian.html?id=IZ9CAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=yhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=H6MxAQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_vpt_read#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://www.irishnewsarchive.com/subscribehttps://eamonnokeeffe1812.com/2020/02/10/matthew-tomlinsons-diary/Researcher/Producer: Emer McGinnity