Champions Awards

From The Team

This month, dear reader, we are proud to welcome you to a very special edition of GCN celebrating all things GALAS.

Patch Work

Born in Paris and currently living in Dublin, Louis Deslis was awarded the Dublin Fringe Festival ‘Little Gem’ trophy for Patchwork. The show will make a welcome return to Bewley’s Cafe Theatre for all those who weren’t quick enough to catch it the first time

Where We Live Now

Queer production company powerhouse THISISPOPBABY will curate and produce the upcoming multi-disciplinary arts festival – Where We Live. Taking over the Project Arts Centre in Temple Bar for 11 days in March as part of the St Patrick’s Festival, Where We Live is a ferocious response to the theme of home

Somthin’ Diff’rent

The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival is on the way, and there’s a veritable smorgasbord of queer cinematic delicacies to feast your eyes on. Running from February 26 to March 8, the Festival will welcome films and their makers from across the world to touch down in Dublin for two weeks of filmic splendour

Queer Window

The GALAS 2020 Awards made a triumphant return in Dublin’s

LGBT+Young Trailblazer

Esther Young has been a community liaison officer with LINC

LGBT+Digital Change-Maker

The fantastic recipient in the LGBT+ Digital Changemaker Category was

Go Out Dancing

GCN founding editor and civil rights activist, Tonie Walsh closes a much lauded career as one of Ireland’s leading DJs at a farewell gig on Friday March 27 in Dublin’s Ukiyo club

Tracy Horan, Surrogacy Solicitor and Managing Partner of Tracy Horan Solicitors discusses the ins and outs of surrogacy law in Ireland

“One could be forgiven for thinking that once technology has

Event of the Year

The recipient of this year’s category was Different Families -

Sports Award

Sporting organisations have played a growing role in providing a

People’s Person

In the wake of his deserved accolade, Evgeny Shtorn has a conversation with Peter Dunne about the necessity for the queer community to be political and the power in standing together for the rights of others. Portrait of Evgeny by Babs Daly

A Lifetime of Change

Honouring 40 years of dedication to advocating for LGBT+ rights across Ireland, former and current chairs of the NXF were presented with the NXF40 Award at the GALAS 2020 ceremony. To commemorate this phenomenal victory, Oisin Kenny examines the immense history behind this organisation and the astonishing social changes they have helped create

Community Awards

ShoutOut received the award for the exceptional work they do

Arts & Entertainment

The 2020 GALA for Arts and Entertainment was won by

Public Figure

Katherine Zappone began her political career as a member of

International Achivist

During the announcement of the category for International Activist, presenter

MPOWERED

On a Tuesday afternoon, rain pelting, Deirbhile Brennan spoke to Adam Shanley from, ironically, inside a closet. Their conversation had been delayed slightly: Storm Ciara, raging the previous day, had landed Adam in hospital for an x-ray. But eventually she got to ask him the most burning question – how was his night at the GALAS?