Queeriosity

Ellen Jennings and Daniel O'Boyle join us as Bodywhys.ie marks #EDAW2024. Ellen highlights the invaluable support and services that Bodywhys provide for people who might be struggling with eating or their body image as well as encouraging those with concern for a loved home that support is available. Daniel very bravely opens up about his own experience of having an eating disorder and how his rec...

IAs  @bodywhys  marks Eating Disorder Awareness week, we are chatting to Ellen Jennings and Daniel O’Boyle about the prevalence of eating disorders within the community and the journey to recovery  #EDAW2024 David O'Carroll ( @davidcarroll384 ) of  @lecheilednd  drops in to tell us more about the organisation behind the Ireland for All campaign and why it’s members fe...

On the show this week, Victoria Secret ( @victoriasecretdublin ) tells us about her drag career and teases us about the line up for this year’s Pride Party which she hosts alongside  @davina.devine  in  @vicar_st  on the 28th of June. Dr. John Gilmore ( @bouncyjohn22 ) is with us in studio for a chat about the need for a more inclusive healthcare system for LGBTQIA pe...

GCN ’s Alice Linehan fills in for our globetrotting Padraig to bring us through some of the biggest LGBTQI+ stories of the week, including Britney Spears coffee collab in aid of LGBTQ young people’s charity The Trevor Projec t. Aine O’Hara organiser of Disrupt Disability Arts Festival tells us all about the amazing festival programme filled with theatre, dance, literature, and visual arts. Ois O’D...

Jen Bowler ( @jens_journal24 ) Cork's saving grace and the get up and go behind  @vibecork  Corks new LGBTQ+ venue tells us all about the new queer space and what patrons can expect Karen Dempsey ( @baldpriestess ) and Feargh Curtis ( @fearghc ) of  @entheos.ie  are in studio to tell us all about their new podcast Re- Imagining Ceremonies and the meaningful work they do 🤍 We b...

 This week we are joined by Irish TV Royalty,  @annanolan70  on queer representation in mainstream media. @paigham_basira  joins speaks very openly about her home country, Afghanistan and seeking refuge in Ireland. We are also joined by Mick and Niall from  @tradisamach  for some live trad music and to learn more about the Inclusive traditional Irish music group! And...

We are joined by the inspirational @paddycrosbie  who shares an insight into caring for his late husband Derek, following his dementia diagnosis and his campaigning through the Dementia Carer’s Campaign Network  @alzsocirl Anthony Kinahan ( @antokinskywalker ) is back with us this week to discuss his latest production of  @unguardedplay  which has just kicked off its national t...

Ryan of @mothermothermusic talks to us about their surge in popularity thanks to lockdown and their upcoming Dublin gigs. The fabulous @rebecca.tallon.de.havilland chats about her new TV show Second Chances on @virginmediaireland and being Ireland’s first out trans TV presenter. @padraig.rice of @lgbtireland_ie talks us through The Shadow Report of The #LGBTI + Inclusion Strategy published this we...

This week are joined by  @cormac_todd_  to chat about his latest single, “Don’t Call Me When I’m Famous.” Niamh Orbinski ( @nutritionwithniamh ) joins us to chat about diet culture and the pressure we put ourselves to have what perceived to be the perfect body Conor Devitt ( @esc_conor ) from  @eirevisionpodcast  is in to give us a review of this year’s Eurosong...

This week Jenny Maguire ( @jennymaguir ) of  @transpridedublin  in to talk us through being trans in Ireland today. Karina Murray of  @consciousconnectionsie  joins us to chat about the events they are running to better support the wellbeing of LGBTQ+ women and non binary people 🧘 We take a pop culture approach to this weeks Rainbow RoundUp and feature stories about 3 wis...

This is a New Year’s Party like none other! We have extra special guest Fionnuala Jay to reflect on 2023 with us before we chat about resolutions for the next year! 👸🏼 Maria ( @mariaflemingdub  and  @saminthe.city  ( @samscollective ) talk to us about the First Fortnight festival which kicks off next week and aims to remove the stigma associated with mental health. We are very exc...

It’s the Queeriosity Christmas Special! This week we are changing things up and getting silly with ICON  @louisemcsharry  for the season that’s in it! We discuss some of the biggest stories of 2023 and we share our controversial Christmas opinions 🎅🏽 Adam McBride of  @lgbtireland_ie  joins us to chat about volunteering with the organisation and Christina Fitzharris from ...

Wren Dennehy ( @thewrenthewren ) is in the studio for a chin wag and to tell us about The Quare Fellow in  @abbeytheatredublin . Stephen Roberts ( @steo_roberts ) joins us to chat about his family’s surrogacy journey and the importance of diverse family family representation. @padraig_wmc  gives you a deep dive into 1984 including a Super Bowl Fiasco and  @jameso_hagan  ta...

This week we’re chatting with  @shaundunnagram , co-director of the stunning ‘How To Tell A Secret’ after it was released on Netflix last week. @iammisstaken   @missroots  drop in to tell us about The Big Gay Christmas Quiz in  @thebernardshaw  on December 15th in aid of  @lgbtireland_ie . We have our Rainbow Roundup, camp Christmas classics and James takes us back to...

Dil Wickremasinghe, founder of  @insight_matters  is chatting to James in the aftermath of the riots which took place in Dublin last week. Pádraig chats to Jose Galang  @cococholo  about serving looks, the rise in popularity of preloved clothing and  @gollygoshdublin . We take it back to another one of our  @Eurovision  glory years when Niamh Kavanagh left n...

We’re back to how things should be this week as James resumes his position in front of the mic and Padraig has someone to rip into 👏🏻 This week Pádraig chats to Mammies about what drives them to stand up for members of the community. This is true allyship! The incredibly talented Fearghal Curtis joins the lads to chat about The Curtis Cabaret: Christmas Extravaganza happ...

With James still on study leave and rumours flying that he could be at a gathering of bears somewhere sunny Pádraig is back in studio with another stellar line up. Producer Megan steps out of the sound booth and into the studio to discuss this weeks news in our Rainbow Roundup and she sticks around as Pádraig educates her on all things queer from the year he came out. Senator Annie Hoey joins us b...

This week Pádraig is left to hold the fort while James takes a break to study for his masters in being sickening! Pj joins Pádraig to cover this weeks queer related news stories that caught their eye in this week's Rainbow Round Up before sharing his experience of moving back to Dublin after 10 years in London. Pj also challenges Pádraig to guess his chosen queer anthem to play you into the rest o...

On this weeks show Pádraig Rice of LGBT Ireland jpins James and Pádraig fresh from the ILGA Annual Conference which took place in Ljubljana last week. Pádraig tells us about the important role ILGA plays in promoting equal rights across Europe, the value in meeting activists from other countries and the work being done to get Ireland to the top spot on the Rainbow Map; Cian Griffin AKA @Gaygeoirí...

We love all things Extra! Listen to the full interview James and Pádraig did with Eileen Leahy of Aisteach, Ireland's Queer Housing Co-Op. Eileen explains what a co housing co- op is, the research going into creating a queer housing co-op in Dublin and how it could be rolled out across the country in all walks of life as a means to alleviate the housing crisis. For more information, check out Aist...

This week James and Pádraig are joined by Eileen Leahy of Aisteach - Ireland's Queer Housing Co-Op to chat about the work the group have been doing to establish co-operative living in Ireland as a means to provide a safe home for people in the queer community Oisin O'Reilly from Outhouse chats about Outhouse's Art Auction which raises vital funds for the organisation Pádraig takes on Reeling In Th...

James and Pádraig welcomed LGBTQ advocate and journalist, Beryl Ohas to the studio for a candid chat on growing up as a queer person in Kenya before seeking asylum in Ireland Beryl opens up about her childhood and the struggles for members of the queer community which still exist in Kenya today. She shares how she came to her decision to move to Ireland with the help of an unlikely ally, her husba...

This week James and Pádraig are joined by the GALAS Person of The Year, Beryl Ohas. Beryl opens up about her journey from a queer kid from Kenya to becoming a celebrated advocate in Ireland and how we can all work towards empowering the BIPOC queer community. Viktor Complex joins the show to give an insight into what is like as a drag king on the Galway scene. Viktor shares how they were a product...

James and Pádraig introduce Queeriosity before diving straight in to discuss the latest news from the LGBTQ community around the world. They discuss trans representation on Big Brother, The GALA awards and the threat to the LGBTQ people living in Turkey. Brendan Courtney joins the show to chat about about his life, advocacy for the community and whether or not we can expect to see an Off The Rails...