A personal blog of ideas, discoveries and perspectives.
Today marks the 100th birthday of the Irish artist Patrick Scott. Patrick Scott, who would have been 100 years old on 24 January 2021, pictured in front of his iconic artwork. Pat Scott was a shy and quiet man who expressed proudly and passionately in his art. I first met him when he was already …
The wealthy and the privileged obsess on their legacy. Not content with winning the lottery of life, they want to win against history; a history that conspires with death, that ‘great leveller’, to render everyone equally forgotten. They do great deeds of charity and philanthropy that somehow always require acknowledgment by award, statue or a …
For people who experience so much discrimination, it shocks me how easily we [the gay community] can go from victim to perpetrator of discrimination. A quick glance at gay men’s hook-up site Grindr provides a perfect example. On Grindr, user profiles are peppered with discriminatory language and threats to “block” other guys who don’t meet …
The Book Show, RTE Radio 1, 22 February 2014 Christoper Isherwood’s book A Single Man is 50 years old this year and it was one of the first gay themed novels I ever read. I was a guest on RTE’s The Book Show to discuss the book and its impact on me. Isherwood is probably …
My Side of the Matter 