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# Hirschfeld Centre

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Commemorative plaque unveiled at the site of Ireland's first dedicated LGBT community centre

The Hirschfeld Centre was burnt down 31 years ago.

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Jun 20th 2019, 7:00 PM

David Norris: The Hirschfeld Centre revolutionised Temple Bar in 1979 - it deserves a commemorative plaque

Senator David Norris on the legacy of the Hirschfeld Centre, which burned down.

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Nov 9th 2018, 7:00 AM

'I'll never forget it': Activist Tonie Walsh looks back on the fire that destroyed Ireland's first gay community centre

“It had a side alley to Dame Street which made it comfortably covert for those still in the closet who’d rock up to the building,” says Walsh.

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Oct 28th 2018, 10:00 PM