Welcome

The purpose of this page is to organise my research into cruising in Ireland. At the moment, I'm mostly focused on cruising as a way for closeted gay men in Ireland to meet each other before and just after decriminalisation in 1993.

This bibliography is divided into a few sections. Each source is written first as its title with a full citation and link hidden as a dropdown.

The other section here is my 'personal writing.' Right now it only has one essay I wrote for college.

Master Bibliography
  • Sources
    • Primary Sources
    • Secondary Sources
      • Academic Articles
        • English
          • McKearney, Aidan. "Sexual citizenship: An analysis of gay men as sexual citizens in nonmetropolitan England and Ireland." PhD diss., London Metropolitan University, 2018.
        • French
          • Rivière, Carole Anne, Christian Licoppe, and Julien Morel. "La drague gay sur l'application mobile Grindr: Déterritorialisation es lieux de rencontres et privitisation des pratiques sexuelles." Réseaux 1, no. 189 (2015): 153-86.
          • Leroy, Stephanie. "« Tu cherches quelque chose ? ». Ethnographie de la drague et des relations sexuelles entre hommes dans le Bois de Vincennes." Géographie et cultures 83 (2012): 51-67.
      • Books
        • Nell McCafferty, In the Eyes of the Law
          • Description
            • A collection of articles by journalist Nell McCafferty who wrote about court cases in the 80s. A broad range of stories regarding the justice system's mistreatment of children, disregard for victims of domestic and sexual violence, and attitudes towards sexual deviancy. See especially the article titled 'Two consenting adults learn that it's an offense over here.'
          • Citation
            • McCafferty, Nell. In the Eyes of the Law. Poolbeg 1987.
        • Clodagh Boyd and Dublin Lesbian and Gay Men's Collectives, Out for Ourselves: The Lives of Irish Lesbians & Gay Men
          • Boyd, Clodagh, and Dublin Lesbian and Gay Men's Collectives. Out for Ourselves: The Lives of Irish Lesbians & Gay Men. Dublin Lesbian and Gay Men's Collectives and Womens Community Press 1986.
        • Orlagh Egan, Queer Republic of Cork: Cork's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Communities 1970s-1990s
          • Orla Egan, 1966-, “Queer Republic of Cork, Cork's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Communities 1970s-1990s Orla Egan,” Cork LGBT Archive, accessed October 14, 2025, https://corklgbtarchive.com/items/show/191.
    • Images
      • Gallery
      • Fairview Protest Dublin 1983 Cork Gay Collective Judge Gannon Out Placard Photo
      • Lesbian And Gay Pride Cork 1982 Arthur Leahy And Tony O'Regan Princes Street Photo
      • Lesbian And Gay Pride Cork 1984 Cork Gay Collective Banner Photo
      • Anti Criminal Justice Bill March Cork 1984 Float With Actors Performing Photo
      • Anti Criminal Justice Bill March Cork 1984 Laurie Steele And Kieran Rose Holding Banner Photo
      • Lesbian And Gay Pride Dublin 1983 Melissa Murray Holding Dublin Gay Collective Banner Photo
        • Lesbian And Gay Pride Dublin 1983 Gay Pride Week 83 Banner Front Shot Photo
      • Lesbian And Gay Pride Dublin 1983 Laurie Steele Outside Saint Stephen's Green Photo
      • Diverse Communities Book Launch Quay Co-Op 1994 Eoin Kelly William O'Connor Donna Annallen And Others Photo
      • Gay Law Reform Celebration GLEN And Parents Enquiry 1993 Equality At Last Postcard
      • Fairview Protest Dublin 1983 Football Pitch Assembly Photo
      • Fairview Protest Dublin 1983 Cathal Kerrigan Speaking Into Megaphone In Park Photo
      • Fairview Protest Dublin 1983 Stop Violence Against Gays And Women Banner Photo
      • May Day Cork 1982 Laurie Steele Arthur Leahy And Cathal Kerrigan Holding Gay Rights At Work Banner Photo
      • ILGA World Conference Paris 1992 Christopher Robson Lisa Power And Kieran Rose Photo
      • ILGA World Conference Paris 1992 Kieran Rose And Two Friends Photo
      • Fairview Protest Dublin 1983 Cathal Kerrigan Holding Megaphone Speaking To Crowd Photo
      • Lesbian And Gay Pride Dublin 1983 Margaret McWilliams Photo
      • Lesbian And Gay Pride Week Cork 1982 Arthur Leahy Display Stand Princes Street Photo
      • Lesbian And Gay Pride Week Cork 1984 Quay Co-Op Banner Photo
    • To Be Read
  • Personal Writing