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https://gcn.ie/queer-women-irish-revolution-tg4-documentary/

Directed by Ciara Hyland, Croíthe Radacacha (Radical Hearts) is a feature documentary that explores the hidden stories of eight female couples who were at the core of the Easter Rising and the fight to free Ireland from the British Empire.

Featuring contributions from prominent LGBTQ+ activists and academics such as Ailbhe Smyth, Ciara Ní É and Eoin McEvoy (founders of LGBTQ+ Irish Language group Aerach Aiteach Gaelach), this in-depth exploration promises to refocus how we perceive these women and their contributions to the Irish revolution.

Croíthe Radacacha will air on Wednesday, December 6, at 9:30pm on TG4.

For anyone wondering, TG4 have a free online player which usually has subtitles in English. The player is also available outside Ireland.

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Anna Carey recommends six essentially LGBTQ-themed works from Irish authors...

I’ve heard of a couple of these but not read any - I think the only Irish novel I’ve read with an LGBT+ character is A Good Hiding by Shirley-Anne McMillan. I met her a few years ago (she was absolutely lovely and the writer who stood out to me at the event) and have been meaning to look at some of her other novels but I haven’t yet.

The only other book I can think of is one by John Boyne about a trans girl. However I remember reading things about it when it came out that made me uncomfortable so I haven’t read it.

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I just watched Dating Amber and it’s marketed as a comedy but I didn’t think it was funny? It was realistic and it hurt and it made me happy and it made me cringe but I wouldn’t say it was comedy. There was humour in it yeah but it wasn’t central.

For those who don’t know, it’s basically about a gay guy and a lesbian pretending to date to stop people being homophobic towards them. Set in 1995 in Ireland (Kildare) so there’s a fair bit of homophobia from their classmates. (Also a lot of crude humour, not a fan of it)

Fionn O’Shea also plays a main (mlm) character in one of my other favourite LGBT films, Handsome Devil, which is also Irish and written/directed by a gay man funnily enough. His character also does a very hurtful thing to his also gay friend in that film. Hmm more similarities than I thought.

Like Handsome Devil, the main point of this story is queer friendship, which is something I treasure above all especially in fiction. Gay romance is one thing, and there is romance in it, but friendship is paramount. I enjoyed the film and honestly some of the lines Amber had were gold. (I also loved the character Sarah, what I saw of her anyway).

Fionn O’Shea’s character Eddie does some not nice things in the film which did hurt to see but it was abundantly clear that Eddie did them because he was hurting and because he wasn’t ready to face the fact that he’s gay.

I enjoyed the film and I think I’ll probably watch it again before properly making up my mind but I recommend it. Not the same way I recommend Handsome Devil (which is amazing and I love it and you should watch it) but I still think Irish LGBT people should watch it and would probably enjoy it.