This Friday sees two events taking place in Dublin which show the rise of lesbian and gay sports organising in Ireland.

The first is the launch this Friday (Dec. 1) of a fundraising calender by the Phoenix Tigers – the only lesbian/gay woman’s football team in Dublin. Half of the proceeds of this calender go to Action Breast Cancer. It is available on the night of the launch in the Dragon and will also be on sale in many gay friendly outlets in Dublin. Well done to the women and according to advance peeks the photos are rather beautiful and much better that the Leinster Womens Rugby Calendar last year. Speaking about Rugby – best wishes to the Emerald Warriors, Dublin’s Gay Men’s Rugby Team in their bid to host the Bingham Cup. The bid video made by the Irish team is very swish and the gents and their friends will be in the George on Friday evening awaiting news at 8 p.m. from the International Gay Rugby Association and Board where other bids from Paris and Sydney are under consideration.