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Women's News Cartoon depicting Lizzie the lesbian with three heads in issue 83 March, April 1997
A cartoon depicting a three headed woman called 'Lizzie'. Lizzie is saying 'What's wrong, never seen a dyke before'. Lizzie was a reoccurring character in Women's News.
UTV News: First Same-Sex Marriage in NI
UTV news segment on the wedding of the first same-sex couple to be married in Northern Ireland. Robyn Peoples and Sharni Edwards-Peoples were married in Carrickfergus on their 6 year anniversary. The report also shows a short clip of the first…
The Troubles I've Seen
In September 2019, The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded a grant of £70,000 to support the production of 'The Troubles I've seen'. This was the first large-scale project of its kind to be funded in Northern Ireland.
The project aimed to collect,…
The project aimed to collect,…
The Roger Casement Commemoration, 1966
The annual Roger Casement commemoration takes place at Murlough Bay in Antrim. Present this year is Betty Sinclair. Speakers include Roddy Connolly (keynote, James Connolly’s son), Gerry Fitt MP, Mr O Cuinneagain (Dublin), Prof Seamus O’Neill…
The Reinterment of Roger Casement
49 years after his execution in Pentonville Prison in England, the body of Roger Casement was returned to Ireland for burial in the Republican plot in Glasnevin Cemetery. Here we see the funeral cortege as his body is brought to lie in state in…
The Reburial of Roger Casement
A sod of grass is removed by Gerard and Pat McCarry from the requested burial spot of Roger Casement at MurloughBay near Ballycastle. It would be buried in his grave at Glasnevin and we see the removal procession to his final resting spot in Dublin…
The Home Project: The Queen and I
A profile of Baroness Titty Von Tramp. This programme is part of The Home Project (episode 4) made for UTV in 2007.
The Census 2021
UTV News segment about 2021 census in Northern Ireland. National identity is disscused alongside Brexit and the Northern Ireland protocol. This census was the first to include an optional question on sexual orientation. The Rainbow Project welcomed…
The Casement Memorial Service, 1963
Crowds gather at Murlough Bay for the memorial service for Roger Casement. It was Casement's request that he be buried at this location but following his execution for treason, the British government refused and when Casement’s remains were finally…
Sylvia Sands' description of Oasis support group
An article from upstart magazine in which Christian LGBT ally Sylvia Sands describes the founding and ethos of the Oasis gay support group that met in Belfast in the 1980s and 1990s.
Original entry written by Michael Fryer 15/02/21
Original entry written by Michael Fryer 15/02/21