Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The most essential publication is
Gay Community News,
a
monthly free newspaper of comprehensive Irish gay-related infor-
mation, available in gay venues and bookshops.
In Dublin,
the city's
leading event listings guide, dedicates several pages to gay events,
current club information, AIDS and health information resources,
accommodations options, and helpful organizations.
The most comprehensive websites for gay organizations, events,
issues, and information are
Gay Ireland Online
(www.gay-ireland.
com) and
Outhouse
(www.outhouse.ie).
The following organizations and help lines are staffed by knowl-
edgeable and friendly people:
•
Outhouse Community & Resource Centre,
105 Capel St.,
Dublin 1 (
&
01/873-4932;
fax 01/873-4933; www.outhouse.
ie), available Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm.
•
National Lesbian and Gay Federation (NLGF),
2 Scarlet
Row, Dublin 2 (
&
01/671-0939;
fax 01/671-3549; nlgf@
tinet.ie), available Monday to Friday noon to 6pm.
•
Gay Switchboard Dublin,
Carmichael House, North
Brunswick Street, Dublin 7 (
&
01/872-1055;
fax 01/873-
5737; www.gayswitchboard.ie), Monday to Friday 8 to 10pm
and Saturday 3:30 to 6pm.
•
Lesbian Line Dublin,
Carmichael House, North Brunswick
Street (
&
01/872-9911
), Thursday 7 to 9pm.
•
LOT
(Lesbians Organizing Together), the umbrella group of
the lesbian community, 5 Capel St., Dublin 1 (
&
/fax
01/872-
7770
), accommodates drop-ins Monday to Thursday 10am
to 6pm and Friday 10am to 4pm. LOT also sponsors LEA/
Lesbian Education Awareness (
&
/fax
01/872-0460;
leanow@
indigo.ie).
•
AIDS Helpline Dublin
(
&
01/872-4277
), run Monday to
Friday 9am to 7pm and Saturday 3 to 5pm, offers assistance
with HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, and treatment.
Gay and lesbian travelers seeking information and assistance on
travel abroad might want to consult the
International Gay and
Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA),
52 W. Oakland Park Blvd.
#237, Wilton Manors, FL 33311 (
&
800/448-8550
or 954/776-
2626; fax 954/776-3303; www.iglta.org).
Many agencies offer tours and travel itineraries specifically for gay
and lesbian travelers.
Above and Beyond Tours
(
&
800/397-2681;
www.abovebeyondtours.com) is the exclusive gay and lesbian tour
