Queer As Fliuch

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.

On this episode of Queer As Fliuch, we sit down with activist, writer and the Captain of the Cork LGBT Archive ship, Orla Egan.Orla was born and reared in Cork City, and has been involved in the LGBT community since the 1980s. She has some brilliant stories to share.You can buy Orla's book "The Diary Of An Activist" (illustrated by Megan Luddy O'Leary) here, and you can find out more about (and support) the Cork LGBT Archive here.This podcast is Produced and Researched by Emer McGinnity, and hosted by Acast.

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

Part 2 of our chat with Cathal Kerrigan sees us get into topics such as breaking the norm at UCC, the queer Republican movement, Declan Flynn, Charles Self and so much more. You can check out a wealth of sources, many mentioned by Cathal in this episode, on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I5xUyMkst7-Ygi8PG6s49kkdMWzw8vcp?usp=sharingEpisode produced and researched by Emer McGinnity.

Cathal Kerrigan is a Cork gay activist, nationalist and most importantly, a Norrie.Cathal was born in Cork City in 1955, and came out in 1974. He was involved in founding the Cork Branch of the IGRM (Irish Gay Rights Movement) in 1975 and, to put it simply, was integral to changing the course of queer lives in Ireland.