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'Pride is a time to wonder at the distance we've travelled'

To kick off this year's Pride celebrations, we present the text of a moving speech delivered by LGBTQ+ activist and archivist Tonie Walsh at the …

Opinion and Analysis • 01 Jul

Andrew Scott is Tom Ripley in the new Netflix mini-series (Pic: Netflix)

Is Andrew Scott's Ripley mesmerising or charmless?

Fresh from All of Us Strangers (2023), Andrew Scott plays the title role in Netflix's new series Ripley, a miniseries based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 …

opinion • 17 hrs

Pregnant with a Drag Queen - Veda talks to RTÉ Arena

Ireland's most formidable drag artist and HIV activist, Veda, on their new film Pregnant with a Drag Queen.

RTÉ Arena • 29 Feb

Xnthony is bringing his Big Gay Ball to Donegal (Pic: Declan Kelly)

New Year's slay - Xnthony on cabaret hi-jinks and quitting booze

Nightlife Visionary and playwright extraordinare Xnthony comes to this year's First Fortnight Festival as writer and producer of the Big Gay Ball...

First Fortnight • 12 Jan

Seán Hewitt on exploring the "emotional territory" of queer love

The Rooney Prize winner speaks about the importance of language in translation, revelling in the ordinariness of queer love and restoring queer identity and sexuality …

Books • 06 Dec 23

The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth - read an extract

Be gay. Solve crimes. Take naps.

Books • 05 Nov 23

The incomparable Xnthony returns to Irish stages this October and November (Pic: LUXXXER)

Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry: Xnthony on his hit musical

Performance artist Xnthony introduces his acclaimed pop musical, Oliver Cromwell is Really Very Sorry, a wickedly funny exploration of English colonialism in Ireland, which takes …

Theatre • 10 Oct 23

'Egg is an invitation to let loose, have a laugh and tap into something wonderful, queer and a little bit feral.'

Only yoking: meet Dublin's spiciest DIY queer cabaret collective

Pea Dinneen and Aoife O'Connor give a cracking account of their latest all-inclusive live show, Egg: The Proclamation of The Irish Republegg, coming to the …

Cabaret • 06 Sep 23

Something For The Weekend: GoblinsGoblinsGoblins' cultural picks

Acclaimed performer GoblinsGoblinsGoblins is part of Dublin's spiciest queer collective Egg, who present Egg: The Proclamation Of The Irish Republegg at this year's Dublin Fringe …

Something For The Weekend • 16 Aug 23

'Party Scene is not about teaching any moral lessons' (Pic: Luca Truffarelli)

'Chemsex is a complex subject matter' - POPBABY on Party Scene

Celebrated theatremakers Phillip McMahon and Philip Connaughton of THISISPOPBABY introduce their acclaimed high-octane dance theatre work Party Scene.

Dance • 24 Jul 23

Zainab Boladale's new short film Worthy will play at GAZE 2023

10 films to see at GAZE - Dublin's LGBTQIA film festival

Greg Thorpe, Festival Director of the GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival gives RTE Culture his Top 10 picks from this year's programme.

Film • 20 Jul 23

In The Cards: Shauna Higgins (L) and writer, director and star Leah Moore (R)

In The Cards: filmmaker Leah Moore's 'celebration of queer joy'

In The Cards is a new short romantic comedy celebrating queerness, disability and working class lives, written and directed by Dubliner Leah Moore.

Film • 11 Jul 23

Slant author Katherine O'Donnell (Pic: Emma Jervis)

Fresh Irish fiction: Slant by Katherine O'Donnell extracted

We present an extract from the debut novel by Katherine O'Donnell.

Books • 19 Jun 23

The stars of new audio series Fruit (Pic: Owen Clarke)

Bearing Fruit - how we made the new queer audio dramedy

Fruit is an ambitious new six-part audio series from LemonSoap Productions, telling the story of the flirtations, trials and tribulations of four LGBTQ+ gals in …

Audio Drama • 20 Jun 23

Broadcaster Vincent Hanley, pictured in 1983

Vincent Hanley: Sex, Lies and Videotapes - Fab Vinnie and me

In the deeply personal documentary, Vincent Hanley: Sex, Lies and Videotapes, producer, broadcaster and gay activist, Bill Hughes, tells the story of his friendship with …

Documentaries • 19 Jun 23

Listen: Mother's Pride playlist - your essential Pride mix

On Friday and Saturday, June 23rd and 24th the Mother Pride Block Party returns to Collins Barracks in Dublin for a Pride Block Party weekender

Music • 20 Jun 23

Conor Burke stars in his play Everything is Grand, and I'm Completely Okay

Everything is Grand, and I'm Completely Okay - meet Conor Burke

Writer and performer Conor Burke introduces his new play Everything is Grand, and I'm Completely Okay, a tale about growing up, and the lessons we …

Theatre • 23 Apr 23

Sounds Like Fun - author Bryan Moriarity (Pic: James Corrigan)

Sounds Like Fun by Bryan Moriarty - read an exclusive extract

Meet Eoin. Eoin is doing great. He's 27, gainfully employed and in a long-term relationship with his boyfriend Rich.

Books • 04 Apr 23

Sounds Like Fun author Bryan Moriarty (Pic: James Corrigan)

Fun times: Bryan Moriarty's novel approach to open relationships

'It's been a strange, wonderful trip.' Debut novelist Bryan Moriarty introduces his 'queer, contemporary romantic comedy' Sounds Like Fun.

Books • 02 Apr 23

PJ Kirby: 'Honestly I've never felt liberation like it.'

Géilí! PJ Kirby celebrates St. Patrick's Day with a queer céilí

Ahead of his MC duties at the the Géilí at Mother's Cultúr Club as part of this year's St. Patrick's Festival, Corkonian podcaster and creative …

st patricks day • 14 Mar 23

Eilish McLaughlin and Emma Dargan-Reid star in When Rachel Met Fiona

When Rachel Met Fiona - a LGBTQ love story with a difference

No matter your sexuality or gender, you'll recognise something of yourself and your romantic relationships...

Theatre • 13 Mar 23

The artist formerly known as Camille: Prince's lost LP comes out

Music • 07 Feb 23

How To Tell A Secret - untold tales of living with HIV in Ireland

In the new genre-bending documentary How To Tell A Secret, directors Anna Rodgers and Shaun Dunne joined forces to find creative ways to tell the …

Film • 28 Jun 23

Amaechi in performance in Bermingham (Pic: Owen de Visser)

Amaechi: Wolters & Clancy tackle basketball & gay rights

Music • 03 Nov 22

Brazilian drama 'The First Fallen' screens at this year's GAZE festival

Happy birthday GAZE! The LGBTQ+ film festival turns 30

Film • 27 Sep 22