Culture & Arts
Irish Film CALM WITH HORSES On Netflix Today 26 October
The sensational CALM WITH HORSES will be streaming on Netflix in Ireland and the UK from today, Monday, 26 October. The award-winning thriller, starring Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, and Cosmo Jarvis, will make perfect bank holiday viewing. Ex-boxer Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong (Cosmo Jarvis LADY MACBETH, PEAKY BLINDERS) is the faithful and violent right-hand-man to the […]
Cork Gay Project: A Festival of Dangerous Ideas
Roll Up! Roll Up! The Gay Project is delighted to present a 12-week Queer Studies Programme to entertain, educate and delight you. Starting on Thursday 29th October, and finishing up in early 2021, each week will see a new topic explored in conversation with an expert – it will be fun and full of surprises.
Film: Mixed↑ debuting on OUTtv and OUTtvGo on November 11th
It has just been announced that Mixed↑ (MixedUp), the feature film directorial debut from multi-disciplinary artist, Howard J. Davis (aka HAUI), will launch on OUTtv on November 11th, 2020. The film, born out of HAUI’s own experiences as a queer and BIPOC person, takes a look at what it means to be mixed in today’s […]
Inaugural Science on Screen Film Festival Ireland Launched
Yesterday marked the official launch of the ‘Science on Screen Film Festival Ireland’, an exciting new annual Irish Film Festival, running from the 5-8 November 2020 online. The free online Festival will showcase the best of science in film, and this year incorporates themes of representation and diversity in science, and the value of art-science […]
IDGTF 2020: Bursary Recipients Announced!
As the IDGTF were unable to hold the 17th edition of the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival, they opened their first Bursary Programme. They received 39 applications, and would like to thank all of the playwrights for sending in their work. IDGTF Artistic Director, Brian Merriman, had his work cut out for him. He was […]
‘It got scary’: Gloria Estefan’s daughter on coming out
Forbidden by her global superstar mother, Gloria Estefan, from coming out as a lesbian to her grandmother, singer Emily Estefan said she contemplated suicide. The second child of multi-Grammy award-winning, Cuban-American singer of hits like ‘Rhythm is Going to Get You’, said her “anxiety went through the roof” when her grandmother died a few months […]
US: ‘Equal’ stars Samira Wiley, Billy Porter on LGBT history
Emmy Award-winning actors, Samira Wiley and Billy Porter, may be among the most well-known LGBT+ stars in Hollywood, but when it comes to LGBT history, even they admit there’s a lot to learn. Wiley and Porter are featured in an upcoming documentary series, ‘Equal’, which mixes archival footage and dramatic reenactments to depict some of […]
Film: ‘The Racer’ for release in Irish cinemas on November 13th
THE RACE IS WON BY THE ONE WHO SUFFERS THE MOST Feel the pressure in The Racer, an intense and thrilling story of sporting highs and lows at the world’s most prestigious cycling event. In Summer 1998, the opening stages of Le Tour de France are relocated to Ireland. At the start of what will […]
Soc Dems Announce 2 Online Events for Cork Pride
2 online events have been organised by the Social Democrats to coincide with this year’s Cork Pride. Scott De Buitléir will be hosting a webinar, titled ‘Where Next for LGBT+ Ireland?’ on Wednesday, 21st October, at 7.30pm. The panel features Cian O’Callaghan, TD, Siobhán O’Dowd, Cork City LGBTI Inter-Agency Group, Brian Sheehan, Gen Sec Soc […]
Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival Event Listings!
The Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival kicks off this Monday, 19th October! This year’s theme will be ‘Family Matters’, and includes a full program of online events for the week! Check out the link below for a full list of what’s happening. Happy Pride From The Cork Gay Project! Cork Pride Events Listing
