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LGBT Activism in Ireland, 1973-2023

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LGBT Activism in Ireland, 1973-2023: Looking Back, Going Forward is a UCD project which comprised of two workshops which were organised by Dr Mary McAuliffe (Director, UCD Gender Studies), in partnership with the National LGBT Federation (NXF), and funded by a Research Ireland New Foundations award.

The workshops – History of LGBT Activism in Ireland and Where We’re Going – Backlash, Solidarity, and Mobilising took place in UCD Humanities Institute in April 2025. Podcasts from the workshops are now available on History Hub.

Conor Mulvagh and Harlan Strauss. Photo courtesy of Liam McGrath (Scratch Films).

Recording the Revolution: The Harlan Strauss Tapes

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In 1972, Harlan J Strauss, a young American PhD student, came to Ireland and interviewed veterans of the Irish independence struggle – men and women, at this point in their 70s and 80s, who shared their experiences, sometimes for the first time.

Harlan’s tapes offer often unparalleled insights into both the experiences and perceptions of revolutionaries reflecting back on their youth. Now, 50 years later, Conor and Harlan have teamed up to delve into these interviews and get an insight into the mind of an Irish revolutionary.

Deirdre Connery, member of Duncannon, Co. Wexford ICA guild, Prof Caitríona Beaumont, Mary D’Arcy, President of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA), and Breda Cahill, ICA Wexford Federation President recording episode 1 - Women’s Grassroots Activism: the ICA’s long history of activism - of the Women's Grassroots Activism Podcast Series at An Grianán.

Women’s Grassroots Activism Podcast Series

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This podcast series tells stories of women’s grassroots activism across the island of Ireland and in England from 1918 to the present. These stories highlight the diverse ways that members of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association (ICA), the Soroptimists International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI), the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) and the Federation of Women’s Institutes of Northern Ireland (WINI) contributed to enhancing the lives of women and girls locally, nationally and globally. Funded by United Kingdom Research Innovation (UKRI) Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

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