We would like to extend a very warm welcome to Hannah O’Connor our new Community Development Worker for Kerry. Hannah is a proud Kerry native and spent four years volunteering with UCC LGBTQ Society, where she was elected Chairperson for 2018/2019 and ran their annual student-run Queer Conference in 2020. Hannah has also volunteered with Kerry Pride and Pride Inside, an online Pride event, in collaboration with Kerry Pride, Killarney Pride, Limerick Pride, Sligo Pride, Mayo Pride, Brod na Gaillimhe and Black Pride Ireland.

We would like to extend a very warm welcome to Alison Martin our new Community Development Worker for Waterford. Alison is originally from Dublin and previously worked with Outhouse in community development and as a volunteer. She has also volunteered with Lesbian Lives, GCN and the FDYS Wexford, where she set up its first drop-in service for LGBTI+ youth. Having attended many LINC events over the years, she is delighted to be working with the organisation through its new Waterford project.