The Little Museum of Dublin celebrates The Diceman a much loved and unique street entertainer.
Thom McGinty, better known as The Diceman, was the city's best known street performer in Dublin during the 1980s and early 1990s. With eye catching outfits and a distinctive walk, The Diceman provided entertainment and enjoyment for Dubliners and visitors to the city.
Twenty five years after Tom McGinty died, an exhibition at The Little Museum of Dublin commemorates his contribution to artistic life in the capital.
His distinctive slow walk was developed when by-laws prevented him from remaining completely still.
Susie Kennedy an actress and friend of The Diceman, describes him as a very accomplished artist.
He wasn't just someone who hung out on the street. He had the creativity, the intelligence and the skill and the craft and the fortitude to be a successful artist.
The exhibition also highlights Thom McGinty's activism in the area of gay rights. Artist and friend, Mick O'Dea, recalls how at a time in Ireland when the Hirschfeld Centre was established and David Norris was advocating in Ireland and Europe for gay rights, Thom McGinty became a powerful figurehead.
A mould breaker to the end, he became one of the first people here to speak publicly about his HIV diagnosis on The Late Late Show in late 1994.
The exhibition 'The Diceman High King of Ireland' includes costumes, cuttings and that famous wink. It runs until 25 May.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 21 February 2020. The reporter is Sinéad Crowley.
