The sOUTh AGM for 2013 took place last night and the following are the roles of committee members going forward.
Chair - Tracy Morrissey
Treasurer - Ger Curley
Secretary - Kate QP
PRO - Kolyn Byrne
Tech/Design - Steffi Kelly
TranSE - Vanessa Lacey
Waterford Pride - Kolyn Byrne
WIT LGBT - Kevin Organ
Our AGM will take place this evening at 7am in the Edmund Rice Youth Centre. There will be some role changes within the existing committee and a full review of finances and activities throughout the year as well as a strategy for going forward. Full details will be posted here following the meeting.
2012 was a great year for the society, and this semester is looking even bigger and better. This year WIT LGBT Society celebrates its 3rd Birthday and is delighted to also be hosting its first ever Rainbow Week from the 18th to the 22nd of February.
They have events going on throughout the week with from indoor and outdoor games, to poster and photo campaigns, petitions for marriage equality, LGBT movie nights and lots more.
The highlight of the week is our College Street Day, which includes WIT LGBT’s very own past member and now development worker with TENI, Vanessa Lacey giving a Trans* Awareness Workshop in the morning. In the afternoon Billie from Red Ribbon Project will be giving her Sexual Empowerment Workshop. After this there will have a reception and meet and greet in the Rec Room where there will be refreshments, cakes, teas and coffees etc and plenty of chats and new people to meet. That night is the Giant Rainbow After Party taking place in Dignity Bar from 10pm.
WIT LGBT would like to take this opportunity to invite you down to the college for Thursday 21st of February for some of our Rainbow Week events.
Get your tickets for the Rebel Awards being held by our Munster neighbours. The event will take place on Saturday November 10th in the Imperial Hotel!
We are delighted to announce that the date has been set for the 2012 Cork Rebel Awards!
Tickets: Will soon be available online and are € 35.00 each (excluding booking fee) and include
Mulled Wine Drinks reception
4 Course Meal
Awards Ceremony
Late Entertainment with Collage
Dress Code – Formal (not black tie)
(Please note tickets must be paid at time of purchase)
Details can be found at www.CorkRebelAwards.com
We’ve set up a survey to get your feedback on the direction sOUTh will take in the future. We would love to hear your opinions so please take a moment to fill it in. We’d also appreciate if you could share it with other LGBT individuals in Waterford & the South East so we can reach as many people as possible.
The survey can be taken here - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X5NT3CD
An appointment for our new counselling service can be booked by contacting 0863174847. Trained individuals are available to meet you one on one to discuss any LGBT issues and offer support, guidance and help where needed. No issue is too small so don’t hesitate to contact us.
Counselling service - 0863174847
Details for the Rebel Awards being held by our Munster neighbours have been released. The event will take place on Saturday November 10th in the Imperial Hotel!
We are delighted to announce that the date has been set for the 2012 Cork Rebel Awards!
Tickets: Will soon be available online and are € 35.00 each (excluding booking fee) and include
Mulled Wine Drinks reception
4 Course Meal
Awards Ceremony
Late Entertainment with Collage
Dress Code – Formal (not black tie)
(Please note tickets must be paid at time of purchase)
Details can be found at www.CorkRebelAwards.com
OUT For The Weekend, Kilkenny’s Gay Pride festival is returning from 24th - 26th August this year. Now in its third year thanks to funding from The Community Foundation of Ireland and The Councils of the City & County of Kilkenny, the festival is offering up a more diverse line up of performance, art, theatre, music and symposiums to cater to everyone of all ages, genders and persuasions.
This years festival will be mostly focused on the Parliament Street area of Kilkenny City and kicks off on Friday 24th August with the opening of the Irish Queer Archives. A major coup for the festival, The Irish Queer Archives contains the most comprehensive collection of material in Ireland relating to homosexuality and general queer studies, providing fascinating insights into the social, cultural and political history of the LGBT communities in an Irish and international context during the latter half of the 20th century. It will be followed up by a night of performance, pop, dance and burlesque with cabaret crooner Captain Anchor accompanied by DJ Alex on the decks. Entry for this kick off party is free!
In another coup for the festival, Devious Theatre will be performing their acclaimed new show Phantasm by John Kennedy in Cleere’s Theatre for five performances from Thursday to Saturday night. The drug-addled romantic comedy opened at Solstice during Cork Midsummer Festival and this will be its debut performance in Kilkenny.
Saturday sees LGBT Diversity presenting Gay & Lesbian Health and Well-Being workshops in the Abbey Business Centre with free entry for all. One of Saturday night’s big shows sees the return of Rosie Howick perform her exhilirating Kylie, Lady Gaga & Katy Perry tribute extravaganza. DJ Razor’s 90’s Mixtape will be opening proceedings with DJ Iano wrapping things up with dancing into the wee hours.
The Sunday events include WalkabOUT Kilkenny, which begins at the Parade on Sunday morning with everyone welcome to join. The big musical hit of last years festival was the Rock OUT competition with this years Rock OUT Final taking place in the Foróige Drum Youth Centre at 4.30pm with some of the regions best young bands duking it out for a cash prize. Only the best will survive!
The weekend will be wrapping up with the dynamic twosome of the All Time DJs returning with an 80’s megamix entitled Now That’s What I Call All Time 80’s. The event takes place in Kilkenny from 24th - 26th August and all information can be found at the festival website www.OUTForTheWeekend.ie You can also hook up with OUT For The Weekend on Facebook and Twitter at @outftw.
OUT For The Weekend, Kilkenny’s Gay Pride festival is returning from 24th - 26th August this year. Now in its third year thanks to funding from The Community Foundation of Ireland and The Councils of the City & County of Kilkenny, the festival is offering up a more diverse line up of performance, art, theatre, music and symposiums to cater to everyone of all ages, genders and persuasions.
This years festival will be mostly focused on the Parliament Street area of Kilkenny City and kicks off on Friday 24th August with the opening of the Irish Queer Archives. A major coup for the festival, The Irish Queer Archives contains the most comprehensive collection of material in Ireland relating to homosexuality and general queer studies, providing fascinating insights into the social, cultural and political history of the LGBT communities in an Irish and international context during the latter half of the 20th century. It will be followed up by a night of performance, pop, dance and burlesque with cabaret crooner Captain Anchor accompanied by DJ Alex on the decks. Entry for this kick off party is free!
In another coup for the festival, Devious Theatre will be performing their acclaimed new show Phantasm by John Kennedy in Cleere’s Theatre for five performances from Thursday to Saturday night. The drug-addled romantic comedy opened at Solstice during Cork Midsummer Festival and this will be its debut performance in Kilkenny.
Saturday sees LGBT Diversity presenting Gay & Lesbian Health and Well-Being workshops in the Abbey Business Centre with free entry for all. One of Saturday night’s big shows sees the return of Rosie Howick perform her exhilirating Kylie, Lady Gaga & Katy Perry tribute extravaganza. DJ Razor’s 90’s Mixtape will be opening proceedings with DJ Iano wrapping things up with dancing into the wee hours.
The Sunday events include WalkabOUT Kilkenny, which begins at the Parade on Sunday morning with everyone welcome to join. The big musical hit of last years festival was the Rock OUT competition with this years Rock OUT Final taking place in the Foróige Drum Youth Centre at 4.30pm with some of the regions best young bands duking it out for a cash prize. Only the best will survive!
The weekend will be wrapping up with the dynamic twosome of the All Time DJs returning with an 80’s megamix entitled Now That’s What I Call All Time 80’s. The event takes place in Kilkenny from 24th - 26th August and all information can be found at the festival website www.OUTForTheWeekend.ie You can also hook up with OUT For The Weekend on Facebook and Twitter at @outftw.
OUT For The Weekend, Kilkenny’s Gay Pride festival is returning from 24th - 26th August this year. Now in its third year thanks to funding from The Community Foundation of Ireland and The Councils of the City & County of Kilkenny, the festival is offering up a more diverse line up of performance, art, theatre, music and symposiums to cater to everyone of all ages, genders and persuasions.
This years festival will be mostly focused on the Parliament Street area of Kilkenny City and kicks off on Friday 24th August with the opening of the Irish Queer Archives. A major coup for the festival, The Irish Queer Archives contains the most comprehensive collection of material in Ireland relating to homosexuality and general queer studies, providing fascinating insights into the social, cultural and political history of the LGBT communities in an Irish and international context during the latter half of the 20th century. It will be followed up by a night of performance, pop, dance and burlesque with cabaret crooner Captain Anchor accompanied by DJ Alex on the decks. Entry for this kick off party is free!
In another coup for the festival, Devious Theatre will be performing their acclaimed new show Phantasm by John Kennedy in Cleere’s Theatre for five performances from Thursday to Saturday night. The drug-addled romantic comedy opened at Solstice during Cork Midsummer Festival and this will be its debut performance in Kilkenny.
Saturday sees LGBT Diversity presenting Gay & Lesbian Health and Well-Being workshops in the Abbey Business Centre with free entry for all. One of Saturday night’s big shows sees the return of Rosie Howick perform her exhilirating Kylie, Lady Gaga & Katy Perry tribute extravaganza. DJ Razor’s 90’s Mixtape will be opening proceedings with DJ Iano wrapping things up with dancing into the wee hours.
The Sunday events include WalkabOUT Kilkenny, which begins at the Parade on Sunday morning with everyone welcome to join. The big musical hit of last years festival was the Rock OUT competition with this years Rock OUT Final taking place in the Foróige Drum Youth Centre at 4.30pm with some of the regions best young bands duking it out for a cash prize. Only the best will survive!
The weekend will be wrapping up with the dynamic twosome of the All Time DJs returning with an 80’s megamix entitled Now That’s What I Call All Time 80’s. The event takes place in Kilkenny from 24th - 26th August and all information can be found at the festival website www.OUTForTheWeekend.ie You can also hook up with OUT For The Weekend on Facebook and Twitter at @outftw.
