Lewisham Irish Centre – London Irish LGBT Network

Lewisham Irish Centre 30th Anniversary

L-R: Dr Joseph Healy, Yvonne Devine (Artist) Vanessa Monaghan Chair LILGBT, Colum Mackey Chair Lewisham Irish Community Centre, Kathleen Sheridan Lewisham Irish Community Centre — L-R: Dr Joseph Healy LILGBT Committee, Yvonne Devine (Artist)
Vanessa Monaghan Chair LILGBT,
Colum Mackey Chair Lewisham Irish Community Centre,
Kathleen Sheridan Lewisham Irish Community Centre

On Friday last, December 2nd, some of the committee had the pleasure of joining the good folks in Lewisham Irish Centre to celebrate their 30th anniversary.

If you were at our AGM in October, you would have heard us discuss that we wanted to give a gift, but something that was truly unique. We were delighted to be able to commission a local LGBTQ+ artist and our network treasurer, Yvonne Devine, to create that gift.

On Friday, it was a lovely honour to present Kathleen Sheridan, CEO and Colum Mackey, Chair of Lewisham Irish with the commissioned painting of the centre.

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Friends of Rio Rita’s by Colm Clifford // October 19th in Lewisham

Friends of Rio Ritas _

You may remember that last year, we had quite a successful reading of Colm Clifford’s (Colm Ó Clubhán) play ‘Friends of Rio Rita’s‘.

We’re delighted to tell you that you will have another opportunity to join us for a staged reading of Colm’s play with actors Martin Galligan and William Forde and will be directed by Stephen Gee.
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Event: Friends of Rio Rita by Colm Clifford

Friends of Rio Rita

London Irish LGBT Network are holding a reading of the play, “Rio Rita” at the Lewisham Irish Centre on Saturday 15th Sept at 4pm followed by a social.

Friends of Rio Rita was written by Colm Clifford aka Colm O’Clubhan Colm died in 1989 from AIDS.

Before his death, Colm was awarded the Hennessy Prize for writing.

Thanks to Lewisham Irish Centre for the use of the venue and Lewisham LGBT Forum for their co-operation. Entry is free.

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