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www.Gay-Ireland.com - News
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Hilton Edwards @ Spy to Close
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The end has arrived for swish Sunday night Haunt `Hilton Edwards`,
The two year old club has had some trouble due to bizarre Sunday night drinking laws and will now officially close on March 17th after a bash for the Alternative Miss Ireland. Meanwhile Slam will take residency downstairs at the same venue every Monday.
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Slam, The Monday night club held until recently at Mezanine/Switch/Danger Doyles is moving to Wax - the downstairs part of Spy on South William Street. The main change is the surroundings - music policy will remain unchanged.
The club will also host large party nights on occassion - where they will take over the whole venue for special events Eg: St Patricks night.
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New Editors for GI and GCN
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There has been a shake-up between the sheets of Ireland`s two major gay publications.
Brian Finnegan, founding editor of GI magazine has gone to take over the running of GCN and back at GI, Stephen Meyler has been promoted to editor. We wish both the best of luck in their new positions.
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Dear Gay Ireland
I have logged onto your site today and read with great sadness about the closure of Muffins ladies nite at Molloys Bar in Christchurch.
My name is Carol and I was one of the promoters of Muffins along with pub owner Bernard Molloy. In June of 2002, I made the decision to leave Muffins for personal reasons and because I felt that Muffins was no longer a viable venue. The numbers of women attending had slackened considerably despite our best efforts to promote the venue and offer various theme nights. Many new venues opened at the time attracting our clients but are now also closed.
After my departure, the future of Muffins was left in the hands of Bernard Molloy and it would seem that he also decided not to continue with the venue. When that became apparent I requested that the listing for Muffins was removed from the publications and websites it had been featured in, yet we have had some criticism levelled at us through the letters page in GCN by a woman from the UK who was in Dublin for the weekend for still being listed but not open.
I would like to point out that several times I contacted GCN to pull the listing from their paper and website but they failed to do so for a very long time.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the women who did attend Muffins and gave us their support, made our acquaintance and gave us a lot of fun and great memories. I would also like to thank the staff of Molloys Bar, the Muffins gang who made running the venue a lot smoother and the lady who help kickstart it all (You know who you are).
Regards
Carol
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Thursday, 27 February 2003
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A new film by the name of Timbuktu is currently being shot. It will be directed by Alan Gilsenan and will star Karl Geary.
It is a road trip movie and starting in Dublin, follows the adventure of a guy and girl who go to algeria to find his lover / her brother who they fear has been kidnapped by the GIA.
We need to film a scene in Dublin in a sex club - where Deecy (the guy) is working as a transvestite prostitute. It is a very colourful club where he is working and we need to replicate this and fill it with extras.
We would like to have a broad spectrum of characters in this club, from rubber clad S&M, to glamorous transvestites to fire eaters and dancers. If you could help me in any way contact these prople I would be very grateful. We are planning to shoot this scene on the 12th & 13th March in Dublin. My telephone number is 679 0427 and is people could contact us to come and have their photograph taken etc that would be great.
We do not have much money to make this film as is the nature of film making on Dublin but we willporvide some incentive.
Anything you could do to help would be much appreciated.
Best Wishes
Ciara Mc Gowan
ciaramcgowan2@eircom.net
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Wednesday, 26 February 2003
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Monthly club Tease celebrates it`s birthday on April 5th. The night held in the Temple Bar music centre has been entertaining the gay scene for two years now.
A night of pure pleasure is promised to clubbers for the night - and judging from recent nights it`s sure to be a packed house.
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Saturday, 12 October 2002
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All gay men are invited to come along and celebrate the October Bank Holiday Weekend at the LUBE Men Only Black & Blue Fetish Party Upstairs @ Slatterys of Capel Street (use side entrance on Mary Street) on Sunday 27th October 2002 at 9pm
Admission: Euro 10 or Euro 5 before 10pm
Strict Dress Code by popular demand-LEATHER/UNIFORM/RUBBER/BLACK OR BLUE DENIM/BLACK OR WHITE T-SHIRT/BOOTS
Make sure to check out our dress code on the LUBE website www.lube.ie
MEN ONLY
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Starf*cker starts on Tuesday, August 27th, inside of the Dice Bar. The mixed event will be play the
best in Modern Rock/Indie tunes from 8 till late every Tuesday night
with Renttecca. Admission is free and pints of Dublin Brewing Company beers are only 3 euros all night long!
Although the pre-club, post work night is mixed, expect the gay clientele to pack it in before the monthly gay indie club: Sharpshooter.
The Dice Bar is located at 79 Queen Street in Smithfields (around the
corner from the Voodoo Lounge - a short 5 minute walk from Capel Street
bridge.)
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Assertiveness courses for gay men
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Gay Men`s Health Project
Is running it`s next Personal Development and Assertiveness group for
gay and bisexual men. The course will run on Tuesday nights for 8 weeks and
will cover:
Self-esteem
Negative thinking
Assertiveness
For more information or to book a place on the course contact GMHP
outreach team on
01 8734952
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Dame Edna Experience visits Dublin
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The Dame Edna Experience returns to Dublin on Saturday August 31st, the hit one man/one woman show is flying
in for one night only to do a performance at Tease in the Temple Bar Music Centre.
It has been almost three years since the superstar has played Dublin - previously selling out nights at Wonderbar before its closure.
It promises to be a huge night - so get there early....
Keep an eye on Gay-Ireland for an online discount voucher from next week!!
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October Lesbian Soccer Tournament
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The October Lesbian Soccer Tournament is currently excepting entries for this year. The event takes place in Galway on the October Bank Holiday weekend.
All are welcome. Team size is 11, however the organisers can help you fill your team if you have problems getting 11 people on board.
And for those of you that hate football, you can still welcome in Galway for the weekend, to chear on the teams and join in the craic on the sideline, in the pubs and in the discos on Saturday and Sunday night in the Black Box Theatre.
If you are interested in any aspect of the weekend please contact octobersoccer@hotmail.com
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Muffins ladies club night - closed
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Muffins - the night for gay women has closed until further notice. The club was held on regular nights at Molloys bar in Christchurch. Jumping into the limelight when it was featured on the Big Brother final 2 years ago.
The management have not given a reason for the closure.
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Dublin`s newest gay bar `The Wig and Pen` has been sold to new owners - the pub changed hands last week in a low key affair.
The pubs future is not yet confirmed, it is not known if the new owners intend to keep a gay door policy, however several gay nights are currently seeking new venues.
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Top Australian DJ for Limerick Club
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On Saturday August 10 one of Sydney’s top DJs Marlo will make a guest
appearance at Yum Yum in the Glentworth Hotel in Limerick.
Marlo’s brand of soulful house and handbag have brought chart music to a
new level and have made Marlo one of the most sought after DJ on the gay
scene in Australia. Marlo has played in The Tudor and the Bentley Bar in
Sydney among others.
Doors open at 11.30pm
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At last your chance to try out djiing!!
VINYL KITTENS a dj bar for
women and their friends at the wig and pen - first friday every month.
The Wig and Pen is at 131 Thomas Street, the time is 8pm onwards.
DJ`s include the fabulous Siobhan MacNamara, the wonderful dj Curlee and the dynamic dj Koikaren.
NO COVER CHARGE
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First Irish Bi-sexual Conference
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Bi Irish, Dublin`s bisexual group, will be hosting Irish BiCon 1 (IBC1) in July, the first of a series of one-day workshops/seminars. IBC1 will be held in Outhouse (105/106 Capel St, Dublin 1), from 10am to 5pm. All are
welcome.
IBC1 will include the launch of an Irish survey on bisexuality, a q&a
session with a panel of queers, and parallel workshops on biphobia,
relationships, BDSM, drag, and more. Afterwards, there will be a social
that evening. Registration fee is e5 (waged) and e3 (unwaged). To find out
more, please email ibc1@hotmail.com
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Big Brother - Josh to open gay club
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Josh Rafter, the big brother contestant famous for his very expensive trousers, is to make a visit to Derry on June 6th to assist in the re-opening of Pepe`s nightclub.
The three floor club is located on Strand Rd. Call (028) 7137 4002 for more information.
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Sharpshooters - a gay indie club night in Eamonn Dorans has gone monthly.
The next event will be June 18th - which see`s the launch of the Miss Unprofessional drag contest in aid of pride.
Meanwhile, Belfast launched its new gay indie night F.K.D last month.
Its hosted by Revvlon on Wednesday nights at the Kremlin.
The club has a Strict music policy of Indie, Britpop, Grunge, Alternative Rock and Funch, so if you`re wanting steps, stay in...
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L.inc (aka Lesbians in Cork) are hosting a Community Meeting and Housewarming for the new premises on Wednesday Evening 19th June.
The new premises are located on 11a White Street, which runs between Douglas St.and Georges Quay (it`s just around the corner from Loafers)
The premises has needed a fair amount of renovation but is expected to be up and running from the begining of the month.
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Calling all queer girlies interested in playing a bit of 5-a-side indoor footi over the next few months....
For a third year running the sports hall in UCD has been hired every Tuesday from 7- 8pm for any women interested in kicking a football around a hall for an hour.
All levels of skill and experience welcome - the football is sort of serious but in a non competitive kind of way!!
No commitment is required - you just turn up to play when you can and don`t when you cant (o:
If you`re interested in coming along - please do - the first session is Tuesday 4th June and its running every Tuesday
then until September 10th.
If you have any questions please contact Siobhan on 086 8864394.
(There is a charge of €3 per session to cover the hire of the hall)
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Love 2 Love You is the second Pride open submission exhibition of contemporary art at Catalyst Arts in Belfast.
This exhibition will coincide with Belfast Pride 2002. The selection
committee are open to reviewing a varied of innovative work through any medium from performance, painting, sculpture, installation, video and photography. This exhibition is open
to all and will not exclude individuals or artworks without any formal training.
Love 2 Love You- 20th of July 2002
Send CV and visual Material to
Pride
c/o Catalyst Arts
23 Donegall Street
Belfast BT1 2FF
Deadline: June 17th
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Brian Dowling opens new Dublin cafe
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Camp TV personality Brian Dowling was in Dublin on Wednesday March 13th to launch a new Internet cafe `Yeah` - The Dawson street store, which boasts the best internet services in the city, flew
Brian over from London to cut the red ribbon on the shop.
Brian of course is an unusual choice to
open an internet store as he is a self-confused newbie when it comes to computers.
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Muffin goes twice a month
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Muffin - The club for ladies in Christchurch is now open on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month (with the exception of march when the club is hosted 3 times) so don`t forget to mark those dates in your diary.
As always all Birthday Girls qualify for a free bottle of bubbly once
they bring photo ID (eg: passport/driving license). Reserved areas can be booked for special occassions, on the night, FREE OF CHARGE. Ask for details next time you go to Muffins.
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Miss Alternative Ireland 2002 makes debut appearance
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The winner of this years Alternative Miss Ireland made a surprise appearance at Sharpshooters on Tuesday night - the newly crowned Sid Viscious did several numbers on Stage - including the Italian based song that helped win the crown.
Sid was joined by a host of dancers on Stage and also found time to do the Sesame Street song, which was a huge crowd pleaser.
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Baby returns to Mono on Monday Nights
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Baby - the popular Monday night club makes a return to club Mono on Aungier street this month.
The club itself has been totally revamped and still boasts one of the biggest dance floors in Dublin,
music is provided by DJs Brian O`Shaughessy and Fluffy.
Keep an eye on Gay-Ireland.com for more information
on the relaunch.
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Queen is the latest addition to the Dublin scene, launching in March this club will be held on Thursdays and Bank Holiday Sundays in Tomato on Harcourt Street. The club is split into 3 areas and music is provided by Ben Carvosso, Tony Pugh, Justin Curley, Brian O`Shaghnessy.
More information on Queen - coming soon.
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Candy goes 4 times a week
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Club Candy has announced plans to run on a Saturday night, the club currently hosted in Pegs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundayswill expand to Saturday nights later this month.
The venue is also under going massive changes - with the addition of a stylish new bar and spacious seating areas.
For more information visit www.clubcandy.net
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Tuesday, 19 February 2002
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Congratulations to 10 Years of Lesbian Organising in Dublin and to the
latest iteration EVE. Best wishes to all who are currently involved in
EVE -Equality Visibility Everywhere as they launch the next 10 years.
See you at the party - Sunday after Lesbian Lives - The Shelter Vicar
Street from 3pm!
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Belfast Drag Queen to host BBC show
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Popular Drag Queen Titti Von Tramp, host of many nights at the Kremlin in Belfast is to host a show on BBC primetime. The show will show Titti giving Kat Slater (from Eastenders) a makeover.
The programme (due to air in March) is not the first time that titti has hit the airwaves, she was recently seen alongside Anne Robinson on the Weakest Link, unfortunatly the questions didnt suit on the day and Titti found herself the weakest link being the first to get voted off. Not to worry, the readers at Gay-Ireland.com love her and actually voted her the number one queen in Belfast in our end of year polls.
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Thursday, 14 February 2002
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St Patricks Day NYC 2002
We have been asked to post the following message relating to Patricks Day in New York.
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Hey Everyone,
It`s that time of year again, "when were all off to 5th ave in the
green, in the green..." oh wait, except for the Irish lgbt.
This year we have a new mayor, Mr Bloomberg who stated during his
election campaign that he would not be
marching in the St.pats day parade. He has now decided that he is going
to march in this bigoted parade to honor all
the victims and the rescue workers of september the 11th?
We need your help in asking the mayor not to march in the parade,
please
send letters to Mr Bloomberg , Irish Echo,
Irish voice and the Irish media in Ireland. I have enclosed a sample
letter that you can use to send to Mayor
Bloomberg or you can do your own. It is really important the Echo &
Voice recieve letters from Irish people living in
Ireland Supporting the lgbt community, most of the Irish Americans are
ultra conservative and view Ireland the way
they left it 60 years ago (I`m sure this is not news to any of ye).
Thanks for the support,
Irish Queers
grainne close <grainne_close@hotmail.com>
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
Dear Mayor Bloomberg:
Your decision to march in the St. Patrick`s day parade- an overtly
exclusionary, bigoted parade-not only blantly
contradicts a capaign promise, but aligns you squarely with the
unrepentant homophobia of the parade organizers.
The st.Patrick`s Day parade has clearly and deliberately defined
itself
as a venue for marchers who do not support
civil rights; who are willing to invoke the right of religion to place
themselves out of reach of civil rights law; to exclude
lesbian, gay and transgendered people, as in the past they excluded
women, Irish community members resisting
British occupation, people of color and people in wheelchairs. The
presence of police and firefighters does not
change this fact. Similarly, your own presence does not promote
inclusion "from the inside", but simply lends the
strength of the mayor`s office to the exclusion.
There are many ways to honor the victims and the rescue workers of
September 11th, and there are many reasons,
particularly now, to stand strong for civil rights. We hope you will
choose a venue that honors all people affected by
9/11- queers, people of color, immigrants and others whose civil rights
are under attack right now-and which does not
serve to pit the NYPD and FDNY against the people of New York City.
Sincerely,
IRISH ECHO: Editor- Tom Connelly: tconnelly@irshecho.com, 309 5th ave,
New York, NY, 10016-6548
IRISH VOICE: letters sent to letters@irishvoice.com, letters to the
Editor 432 Park Ave. South, suite 1503 , New York,
NY 10016.
When you send a letter to any of the above could you please let us
know.
Thanks
Looking forward to hearing from you all.
grainne close grainne_close@hotmail.com
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