About - LINC

Building a Community

For over twenty years, Lesbian and Bisexual women in Cork have been providing support services for others in our community and have been active in promoting equality for Lesbian and Bisexual women.

This culminated in the foundation of LINC, an organisation committed to informing and impacting upon social inclusion policy and practice and providing peer support services to all in our community.

LINC is the only community development organisation working exclusively with Lesbian and Bisexual women in the Republic of Ireland. Through the LINC Resource Centre, we have completed a comprehensive outreach training and development programme.

We also actively engage with various representative groups in the community including the young women’s group, lesbian parents’ group, the group founded to support the parents of lesbian and bisexual women and the older lesbian group.

Drop In
Drop in to LINC on White St., Cork.

We are open: Tues, Weds 11am until 3pm, Thurs 11am until 8pm and Sat 2pm to 4pm.

Coffee & tea, internet usage and library.

Who’s Who In LINC?

If you need to speak to someone at LINC please see lists below to find the right person to talk to. Our Steering Group Chair is Jo Grainger.

Kate MoynihanCEO

Kate has been with LINC for over 10 years and provides project co-ordination.

Sarah O’SullivanAccounts Administrator

Sarah is the Accounts Administrator with LINC, part time. She has been working with LINC since 2014. She has experience in both the corporate and non-profit sectors and has a BA, MA and H.Dip.Ed from UCC.

Ciara MulcahyCommunity Health Worker

Ciara took up the post of community health worker with LINC in 2018. She has been involved with the community since 2016 as a regular to LINC drama and as the boxing coach. She holds a B.A in Communications, B.A in Community Development and M.A in Women’s Studies.

Esther Huggins-YoungCommunity Liaison

Esther is one of our Community Liaison Officers since 2018. She’s been part of the drama group in LINC since starting here and is often on calls chatting to community members. In 2021 she finished her Diploma on Youth and Community Development in UCC and in 2020 won the LGBT+ Young Trailblazer Award at the Galas in Dublin.

Ellie Mc IlroyCommunity Liaison Officer

Ellie is a Community Liaison Officer who joined in 2022. She has studied Sociology in UCC and was involved in UCC LGBTQ society and a Chairperson of UCC Knitting Society. She has volunteered for S.V.D.P. and fundraised for Pieta House, Simon Community and Blankets of Hope. Ellie is a member of the Autistic Community and uses She/Her pronouns.

Laura GannonEmployment & Education Officer

Laura is the Employment and Education Officer in our new WorkLINC project.
Her background is in Recruitment services and more recently as an Employment and Education support worker in the NGO sector. She has studied in areas such as Psychology, Community Development and Addiction as well as being a long term volunteer with Foroiges ‘Big Brother Big Sister’ Programme.

History

For over twenty years, Lesbian and Bisexual women in Cork have been providing support services for others in our community and have been active in promoting equality for Lesbian and Bisexual women.

This culminated in the foundation of LINC (Lesbians in Cork), an organisation committed to informing and impacting upon social inclusion policy and practice and providing peer support services to all in our community.

Safe Space

A Safe Space means that we ask that everyone using the service to remember to respect the right to privacy of every individual then encounter when in LINC and to not assume that everyone they meet in LINC is out in all areas of their life.

Talk to Us

LINC advocate on behalf of lesbian and bisexual women in Ireland. We are here to listen. Please contact us today.