RTÉ is celebrating Pride and our official partnership with Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride.
RTÉ's programme of specially produced Pride-themed content includes:
ON 2FM: A full week of music, interviews and entertainment across RTÉ 2FM including a live collaboration with Mother, Dublin (details below).
VIDEO SPOTLIGHT ON LGBTQI+ COMMUNITY GROUPS: Celebrating this year's theme of Community, RTÉ 2FM’s Adam Hogan talks to leaders from LGBTQI+ community groups from all over Ireland, showcasing their work and the challenges they face.
QUEER HISTORY LESSONS: Online comedy talent and acting muinteor, Shane Daniel Byrne presents his six lessons on Queer History. Check them out here
DUBLIN PRIDE VIRTUAL PARADE: RTÉ is working on a very special collaboration for this year's Virtual Pride Parade with a range of young LGBT artists.
RTÉ PLAYER: A new specially commissioned RTÉ Player exclusive documentary, Kin of Kweens will be available alongside a series of popular documentaries – The Only Gay in the Village, The Panti Monologues, Converted and My Trans Life.
SUNDAY SERVICE: Our Sunday service on 27th June, RTÉ One (11.10am) & RTÉ Radio 1 Extra (11.00) will feature members of the Christian LGBTQI+ group Amach Le Dia, led by Teagan MacAodhagain, with music from Mark Griffin and Ryan Ashley.
news2day: Special news features on RTÉ news2day (RTÉ's daily live TV news programme for children, weekdays at 4.20pm on RTÉ2) on how children are celebrating Pride month.
Pride on RTÉ 2FM: 2FM will celebrate Pride all week across the schedule with Pride-themed interviews, features and tunes, and a spotlight on the music of Irish and international LGBTQ+ artists across its schedule. Tune in to Tara Stewart (Weekdays 7 – 10pm) as she invites Irish LGBTQ+ artists, including Pillow Queens, Bobbi Arlo, Celaviedmai and Tim Chadwick, to curate their own playlists for the show.
Here's what you can look forward on RTÉ 2FM on Saturday 26th June:
- 9-11am: Pride Breakfast with Louise McSharry
- 5-7pm: Getting the Pride Party Started with JJ Hartigan
- 7-9pm: Electric Disco Pride Special with Jenny Greene
- 9-11pm: Pride Anthems with Conor Behan
- 11pm-1am: Exclusive sets from the DJs at Mother
And we’ll again be inviting you to join our celebration of #virtualprideparade by sharing your photos, videos and positive vibes on RTÉ’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Stay up-to-date on RTÉ’s support of Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride and the #virtualprideparade on Twitter (@rte), Facebook and Instagram (@explorerte) using #RTEPride.
For more on the Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride, click here
The Only Gay in the Village, click here
Living in rural Ireland can be a difficult, isolating experience. So, what is it like for a gay, lesbian or bi-sexual person growing up, coming out, in our towns and villages, a year on from the Marriage Equality Referendum?
The Panti Monologues, click here
Queen of Ireland, Panti Bliss, holds court in this funny and moving spoken word series. Adapted from her popular podcast and RTÉ One Radio show, Pantisocracy.
Converted, click here
Exploring the stories of 4 people with first-hand experience of gay conversion therapy, from counselling to exorcism. Part of Docland, an online short-form documentary strand presented by RTÉ Documentaries.
My Trans Life, click here
Filmed over the course of two years, My Trans Life offers an intimate portrait of the lives of five young transgender people on their journey to transition.
