Ireland’s leading LGBT+ rugby club launch drag fundraiser ahead of World Cup
“We have nine fierce drag queens taking to the stage to take home the crown.” In May, the Emerald Warriors will send four teams to Rome, Italy to take part in The Bingham Cup – an international gay rugby union tournament that has been taking place since 2001. To raise funds for the bi-annual event, […]
2 years ago
“People I’d never met before are now really good friends” – Next generation of Emerald Warriors wanted
“People I had never met before are now really good friends.” Back in the summer of 2019, the DCU campus, in Whitehall, played host to The Union Cup. Oran Sweeney and the Emerald Warriors helped set the scene for Europe’s biggest LGBT+ inclusive rugby tournament. The Derry native was a special guest on House of Rugby […]
3 years ago
‘It’s not all rainbows and unicorns. We want to win!’
How exactly did a GAA-crazy lad from Derry end up captaining an Irish rugby team on the first ever occasion the country hosted an LGBT + inclusive tournament? It is a sunny Sunday in Dublin and that is where Oran Sweeney steps in. The Derry native was back home for a family wedding, on Saturday, […]
7 years ago