Inside Out
Eamon Somers was born and grew up in inner-city Dublin. He was a campaigner and spokesperson with Ireland’ fledgling lesbian and gay rights movement (NGF - now NXF) in the early ‘80s, serving three terms as President of the Administrative Council, during the period of the Charles Self and Declan Flynn murders. He is particularly proud of his involvement in the Tuesday Talkshop which met weekly in the Hirschfeld Centre for several years. Somers shares with Oisin Kenny his legacy of community work, the inspiration for his fascinating novel, Dolly Considine’s Hotel, and how crowdfunding has changed his outlook on publishing.