Late gay icon Vincent Hanley to be honoured at Tipperary arts festival
"His unbridled enthusiasm and embracing voice made him a household favourite. Those skills combined with an encyclopaedic knowledge of music and popular culture took him past radio to TV and beyond. Vincent always looked beyond the horizon and was determined to get there.'
As a young gay man, Vincent, who was from Clonmel, was emblematic of an emboldened generation of LGBTQ+ people that left an indelible mark on a society grappling with change and modernity.
Tonie Walsh, civil rights activist and curator of the Irish Queer Archive, said: 'Ireland's first celebrity AIDS death, Vincent Hanley deserves to be defined by more than just the manner of his passing, as culturally significant as it was.
"His life and times, especially the 1980s, prompt us to explore the AIDS pandemic and its casualties with all the necessary candour, empathy and critical thinking that the catastrophe demands.'
Since his death in 1987 and despite his iconic status, many believe that Vincent has not been given the critical attention he deserves beyond a couple of TV and film documentaries.
The Vincent Hanley Summer School seeks to right this imbalance, exploring Vincent's legacy while also endeavouring to make sense of the extraordinary change in Irish society in the intervening years.
Rebecca Lenehan, Clonmel Junction Arts Festival's artistic director, said: 'The fantastic line-up of presenters, speakers and bands such as Zrazy, Garage Inc and The Waheys will offer an opportunity to celebrate 1980s music culture, as well as looking to the future, discussing Vincent's legacy as a broadcasting trailblazer and what future generations can learn from him.'
The Vincent Hanley Summer School will run over three days from July 4 – 6. Here is the line-up:
8pm on Friday, July 4
A discussion of the music legacy of Vincent Hanley with Conor McAnally and guest speakers.
Presenter: Conor McAnally, Irish television writer, producer and director.
Speaker: Billy McGrath, filmmaker and Irish TV veteran.
Speaker: Jim Carroll is a music journalist and editor of RTÉ's Brainstorm.
Music from The Waheys
8pm on Saturday, July 5
A discussion of Vincent Hanley and LGBTQ+ rights with Tonie Walsh and guest speakers.
Presenter: Tonie Walsh, civil rights activist and curator of the Irish Queer Archive.
Speaker: Dr Páraic Kerrigan, Professor in Media Studies at UCD and author of Reeling in The Queers.
Speaker: Anna Nolan, current chair of the National LGBT Federation and former Big Brother contestant.
Music from Garage Inc
6pm on Sunday, July 6
Conor McAnally and Tonie Walsh in conversation with Helen Carroll, Irish TV presenter and journalist.
Music from Zrazy.
The Vincent Hanley Summer School is sponsored by Camida.
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