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BRITISH EMBASSY PROTEST A dozen gay women and men protested for three hours outside the British Embassy in Merrion Road, Dublin, on Saturday 20th February, in solidarity with British gay people rallying in Manchester at the same time against Clause 28. The picket was organised by the National Gay Federation (NGF) and attended by supporters from outside Dublin. Senator David Norris was also among the protestors. National newspapers, preoccupied with the Fianna F&il Ard-Fheis in nearby R.D.S., ignored the picket.

NEW GAYSOC IN NCAD Art student Paul McAuley took the plunge with a couple of friends on February 25 and established a Gay Society on the campus of the National College for Art and Design (NCAD) at Thomas Street, Dublin. The group attracted 22 people to its first meeting and has already forged links with the Gay Societies in Belfield, Maynooth and Trinity. Although general attitudes on the campus are complacent, McAuley maintains that "most people are simply not aware of the issues, or aware that there are gay students who have particular needs". Some have been particularly encouraging, however, and the Women's Group at the college has been very supportive of the new society. The Students’ Union has also been supportive, through its President, Ciaran Swan. Paul McAuley said they were grateful for being able to use all the S.U. facilities. He said there would b e "absolute uproar" if the college authorities refused in any way to ratify the society and couldn't see any opposition to it.

"TAF FILM SHOW Friends of TAF, the fundraising arm of Tel-A-Friend, Gay Switchboard, is planning two screenings of the film, Donna Herlinda and Her Son for mid-April at a Dublin cinema. The film will be shown in the Academy Cinema, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th April at 8.30 p.m. each evening. Because of the complex nature of Ireland's censorship laws the film screenings have to be ad­vertised as ""Members Only."" Information about membership and support of this worthy cause may be had by 'phoning Tel-A- Friend at Dublin (01) 777299, Monday-Friday 8-10pm, Saturday 3-6pm or Sunday 2- 4pm/7-9pm. NEW GAYSOC IN NCAD Art student Paul McAuley took the plunge with a couple of friends on February 25 and established a Gay Society on the campus of the National College for Art and Design (NCAD) at Thomas Street, Dublin. The group attracted 22 people to its first meeting and has already forged links with the Gay Societies in Belfield, Maynooth and Trinity. Although general attitudes on the campus are complacent, McAuley maintains that ""most people are simply not aware of the issues, or aware that there are gay students who have particular needs"". Some have been particularly encouraging, however, and the Women's Group at the college has been very supportive of the new society. The Students’ Union has also been supportive, through its President, Ciaran Swan. Paul McAuley said they were grateful for being able to use all the S.U. facilities. He said there would be ""absolute uproar"" if the college authorities refused in any way to ratify the society and couldn't see any opposition to it. BRITISH EMBASSY PROTEST A dozen gay women and men protested for three hours outside the British Embassy in Merrion Road, Dublin, on Saturday 20th February, in solidarity with British gay people rallying in Manchester at the same time against Clause 28. The picket was organised by the National Gay Federation (NGF) and attended by supporters from outside Dublin. Senator David Norris was also among the protestors. National newspapers, preoccup­ied with the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis in nearby R.D.S., ignored the picket. OMAGH MEETING A meeting for Gay People will be held in the North on Monday 18th April at 8 pm in the Sperran Room Royal Arms Hotel, Omagh, Co. Tyrone. This is the first such meeting in Northern Ireland and considering the great interest being shown, a vary large attendance is expected. The meeting is being advertised in ""Hot Press"", ""In Dublin"", etc. NGF FOUNDER EMIGRATES A former manager of the Hirschfeld Centre and one of the founders of the National Gay Federation will be leaving Dublin in late March for the US. Tony O'Shea (37),. helped es­tablish the National Gay Federation and the Hirschfeld Centre in early 1979 and until recently was closely associated with both ventures. O’Shea was appointed Manager of the Centre in 1980 and also acted as Secretary to NGF's holding company, Hirschfeld Enterprises Ltd. He held the well-paid Manager's job until 1986 when the Hirschfeld Centre ran into severe financial difficulties and was forced to cut back by making its two paid workers - a cleaner and manager - redundant. Much consideration was given at the time to selling the Centre and cutting its huge debts and O'Shea maintained his involvement, albeit voluntarily, until the situation was stabilised later that year. In his free time Tony O'Shea was also involved in D.J.'ing at Flikkers Dance Club in the Centre and was at one time NGF's liaison with Gay Health Action - having helped set up that group in January 1985. THE JOYS OF SEX Gay Health Action (GHA) has launched a new information leaflet on safer sex. Entitled 'The Joys of Sex', the well-produced glossy turquoise A6 leaflet opens out to a safer- sex pin-up, detailing the latest information on safe-sex prac­tices for gay men. The information is clearly writ­ten and broken down into safe, low risk and high risk sex. The leaflet explains that 'The AIDS Crisis' does not mean that sex is a thing of the past. Sex can be safe. Much of what gay men have always done together has been 'Safe' and has no risk of passing the AIDS virus (sic). It's simple to learn what's safe and what isn't. Safer sex doesn't mean that we have to 'stick to one partner' or be afraid to start with a new lover. What matters is that we don't transmit the virus. Copies of the pin-up leaflet are available from GHA, 16 Beresford Place, Dublin 1. Telephone: (01) 788848, Mon- Fri. llam-4pm."

OMAGH MEETING A meeting for Gay People will be held in the North on Monday 18th April at 8 pm in the Sperran Room Royal Arms Hotel, Omagh, Co. Tyrone. This is the first such meeting in Northern Ireland and considering the great interest being shown, a vary large attendance is expected. The meeting is being advertised in "Hot Press", "In Dublin", etc.

HOME NEWS TAF FILM SHOW Friends of TAF, the fundraising arm of Tel-A-Friend, Gay Switchboard, is planning two screenings of the film, Donna Herlinda and Her Son for mid-April at a Dublin cinema. The film will be shown in the Academy Cinema, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th April at 8.30 p.m. each evening. Because of the complex nature of Ireland's censorship laws the film screenings have to be advertised as "Members Only." Information about membership and support of this worthy cause may be had by 'phoning Tel-A-Friend at Dublin (01) 777299, Monday-Friday 8-10pm, Saturday 3-6pm or Sunday 2-4pm/7-9pm.

"TAF FILM SHOW Friends of TAF, the fundraising arm of Tel-A-Friend, Gay Switchboard, is planning two screenings of the film, Donna Herlinda and Her Son for mid-April at a Dublin cinema. The film will be shown in the Academy Cinema, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th April at 8.30 p.m. each evening. Because of the complex nature of Ireland's censorship laws the film screenings have to be ad­vertised as ""Members Only."" Information about membership and support of this worthy cause may be had by 'phoning Tel-A- Friend at Dublin (01) 777299, Monday-Friday 8-10pm, Saturday 3-6pm or Sunday 2- 4pm/7-9pm. NEW GAYSOC IN NCAD Art student Paul McAuley took the plunge with a couple of friends on February 25 and established a Gay Society on the campus of the National College for Art and Design (NCAD) at Thomas Street, Dublin. The group attracted 22 people to its first meeting and has already forged links with the Gay Societies in Belfield, Maynooth and Trinity. Although general attitudes on the campus are complacent, McAuley maintains that ""most people are simply not aware of the issues, or aware that there are gay students who have particular needs"". Some have been particularly encouraging, however, and the Women's Group at the college has been very supportive of the new society. The Students’ Union has also been supportive, through its President, Ciaran Swan. Paul McAuley said they were grateful for being able to use all the S.U. facilities. He said there would be ""absolute uproar"" if the college authorities refused in any way to ratify the society and couldn't see any opposition to it. BRITISH EMBASSY PROTEST A dozen gay women and men protested for three hours outside the British Embassy in Merrion Road, Dublin, on Saturday 20th February, in solidarity with British gay people rallying in Manchester at the same time against Clause 28. The picket was organised by the National Gay Federation (NGF) and attended by supporters from outside Dublin. Senator David Norris was also among the protestors. National newspapers, preoccup­ied with the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis in nearby R.D.S., ignored the picket. OMAGH MEETING A meeting for Gay People will be held in the North on Monday 18th April at 8 pm in the Sperran Room Royal Arms Hotel, Omagh, Co. Tyrone. This is the first such meeting in Northern Ireland and considering the great interest being shown, a vary large attendance is expected. The meeting is being advertised in ""Hot Press"", ""In Dublin"", etc. NGF FOUNDER EMIGRATES A former manager of the Hirschfeld Centre and one of the founders of the National Gay Federation will be leaving Dublin in late March for the US. Tony O'Shea (37),. helped es­tablish the National Gay Federation and the Hirschfeld Centre in early 1979 and until recently was closely associated with both ventures. O’Shea was appointed Manager of the Centre in 1980 and also acted as Secretary to NGF's holding company, Hirschfeld Enterprises Ltd. He held the well-paid Manager's job until 1986 when the Hirschfeld Centre ran into severe financial difficulties and was forced to cut back by making its two paid workers - a cleaner and manager - redundant. Much consideration was given at the time to selling the Centre and cutting its huge debts and O'Shea maintained his involvement, albeit voluntarily, until the situation was stabilised later that year. In his free time Tony O'Shea was also involved in D.J.'ing at Flikkers Dance Club in the Centre and was at one time NGF's liaison with Gay Health Action - having helped set up that group in January 1985. THE JOYS OF SEX Gay Health Action (GHA) has launched a new information leaflet on safer sex. Entitled 'The Joys of Sex', the well-produced glossy turquoise A6 leaflet opens out to a safer- sex pin-up, detailing the latest information on safe-sex prac­tices for gay men. The information is clearly writ­ten and broken down into safe, low risk and high risk sex. The leaflet explains that 'The AIDS Crisis' does not mean that sex is a thing of the past. Sex can be safe. Much of what gay men have always done together has been 'Safe' and has no risk of passing the AIDS virus (sic). It's simple to learn what's safe and what isn't. Safer sex doesn't mean that we have to 'stick to one partner' or be afraid to start with a new lover. What matters is that we don't transmit the virus. Copies of the pin-up leaflet are available from GHA, 16 Beresford Place, Dublin 1. Telephone: (01) 788848, Mon- Fri. llam-4pm."