Alice Linehan

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Multimedia Journalist at Gay Community News (Ireland)

Editor @gcnmag (she/her)

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Meet six runners taking on the Dublin Marathon in support of GCN

1 week ago | gcn.ie | Alice Linehan

Earlier this year, a team of runners was recruited to take on the 2025 Irish Life Dublin Marathon in support of GCN. With many months of training and fundraising ahead, we introduce you to the six inspiring individuals lacing up their shoes for the ultimate endurance challenge. Charity fundraising has always been at the heart of the Dublin Marathon, with over €9 million raised each year by the amazing participants.
GCN announces star-studded new event The Roast of Panti Bliss

2 weeks ago | gcn.ie | Alice Linehan

To mark the 10th anniversary of Marriage Equality, we’re celebrating in a way only the LGBTQ+ community can… by lovingly tearing down one of our greatest icons.
New Overeaters Anonymous group provides essential support for LGBTQ+ people in Dublin

2 weeks ago | gcn.ie | Alice Linehan

Overeaters Anonymous is a peer support group for individuals struggling with compulsive eating. In February 2025, a new meeting for LGBTQ+ people started in Outhouse, Dublin, which now runs every Monday from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. GCN spoke to the organisers to find out more. What is this group about and who is it for? Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating.
Lesbian tennis legend Billie Jean King receives historic Walk of Fame star

2 weeks ago | gcn.ie | Alice Linehan

News 9 April, 2025. Billie Jean King has become the first woman to receive a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in the sports entertainment category. The tennis legend accepted the honour at a ceremony on Monday, April 7, which she attended with her wife Ilana Kloss, alongside some friends and celebrities like NBA great Magic Johnson. “The important thing is, I don’t want to be the last one,” the 81-year-old said at the event. “My family loved music and movies.
More than a party: Peach and Dyke Night team up for unmissable Dublin event

2 weeks ago | gcn.ie | Alice Linehan

Community 8 April, 2025. There’s a special kind of electricity in the air when a queer night is built by the community, for the community. No corporate bs, no tokenism, just real care, serious tunes, and a dancefloor that feels like coming home. That’s exactly what’s brewing with Peach x Dyke Night, a new collaboration happening in Dublin on Friday, April 25, at Hen’s Teeth. This isn’t just a party. It’s a moment.
Remembering Val Kilmer's iconic role as 'Gay' Perry in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2 weeks ago | gcn.ie | Alice Linehan

With the recent passing of Val Kilmer, I decided to rewatch my favourite movie of his, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. In the movie, he plays a smart, cool, confident and queer detective nicknamed ‘Gay’ Perry. I think he stole the movie, and the lead actor, Robert Downey Jr, has said the same. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a dark comedy crime film starring Downey Jr as Harry Lockhart, a New York-based burglar who accidentally wins a screen test and ends up in Los Angeles.
Elton John and Madonna end decades-long feud and hint at collab

2 weeks ago | gcn.ie | Alice Linehan

Entertainment 8 April, 2025. Elton John and Madonna have “buried the hatchet” following a decades-long feud. The ‘Vogue’ singer opened up about their relationship in an emotional Instagram post uploaded on Monday, April 7, which was accompanied by a photo of the pair together. Madonna posed for a picture with Elton John after going to watch his Saturday Night Live (SNL) performance at the weekend.
Dublin Gay Theatre Festival unveils spectacular 2025 programme

2 weeks ago | gcn.ie | Alice Linehan

Entertainment 7 April, 2025. The International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival has unveiled its programme for 2025. Taking place from April 27 to May 18, the festival will feature 11 unmissable LGBTQ+ plays and events across two city centre venues. Proceedings kick off with experimental theatre group Rock Bottom Saloon’s Trash Cinema Club, a celebration of all things low-budget, chaotic and queer.
Olympic medalist Yared Nuguse comes out in adorable social post

3 weeks ago | gcn.ie | Alice Linehan

News 2 April, 2025. Yared Nuguse has publicly come out, introducing the world to his boyfriend in an adorable social media post. The Team USA runner, who won bronze at the Paris Olympics, posted a series of photos on Instagram, celebrating the couple’s one-year anniversary. “Introducing my boyfriend, Julian,” the athlete wrote. “Can’t believe we’re already one year in my love.”In a cheeky nod to his public coming out, Nuguse added: “(Don’t act so surprised)”.
Man charged over alleged homophobic hate crime in Armagh

3 weeks ago | gcn.ie | Alice Linehan

A man has been charged in relation to what police are calling a homophobic hate crime, which happened in Armagh on Sunday, March 30. The perpetrator is accused of verbally assaulting another man and subjecting him to an “unprovoked attack” where he punched and slammed a taxi door on him. According to a report in the Belfast Telegraph, 41-year-old Paul Halligan appeared before the Armagh Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, April 1.