covid aside, cork has vibrant pride celebrations, and now danny la rue s grandnephew has established a leading collective of drag performers the house of mockie ah! we re ireland first drag house and we re now the biggest house. other ones are springing up. and there s this incredible scene where, like, you see all of these different styles of drag and performers which we didn t have before. and a lot of that comes down to the fact that we now have social media and things like ru paul s drag race, which bring drag into your home. so it s like you know, before, we found out about drag through, you know, through family. but now you can literally go on instagram, so there s styles of drag everywhere. so it s more easy to be inspired, which is great. and tell me about how the pandemic affected you and the whole scene here. specifically with queer people and the lgbt+ community, again, our space has been taken away. and for the likes of myself
you ve gotta love it, proper british coastline. earlier this summer we went on an adventure across the uk, as it opened up for travel again. yes, we re open! from rugged coastlines to breathtaking landscapes. how you doing, guys? ..we met all kinds of people along the way, as we headed down the road to recovery in our head turning, all electric travel show van. this time we re leaving britain and heading to the republic of ireland. i am going to be finding out how this country has adapted, both to the challenges of the pandemic. that was a real smack. ..and to changes in irish society as a whole. we are ireland s first drag house, and now you see all these different styles of drag and performers which we didn t have before. to rediscover a modern ireland, looking forward to a world beyond covid.
different attitudes and different outlook. it was only in i believe 93 that homosexuality was actually decriminalised, so i lots of people that i know from that time upped sticks and moved might have gone to the uk or wherever they went went to a country that was more liberal with its attitudes or where the community was larger so you could feel that security. and then, of course, ireland has progressed so much. # gonna get married. ireland was the first country to legalise gay marriage in 2015 through a referendum. all cheer. covid aside, cork has vibrant pride celebrations and now, danny la rue s grandnephew has established a leading collective of drag performers the house of mockie ah! we are ireland s first drag house and we are now the biggest house other ones are springing up and there s this incredible scene where, like, you see all of these different styles of drag
and heading to the republic ireland. i am going to be finding out how this country has adapted, both to the challenges of the pandemic and to changes in irish society as a whole. we are ireland s first drag house, and now you see all these different styles of drag and performers that we did not have before. to rediscover a modern ireland, looking forward to a world beyond covid. i m going to be travelling from the capital city of dublin through cork and onto ireland s most
attitudes or whether community was larger so you could feel that security. and then of course ireland has progressed so much. ., ., so much. gonna get married to. island so much. gonna get married to. island was so much. gonna get married to. island was the - so much. gonna get married to. island was the first i to. island was the first country to. island was the first country to legalise gay marriage in 2015 through a referendum. marriage in 2015 through a referendum. ., ., , ., ~ referendum. covid aside, cork has vibrant referendum. covid aside, cork has vibrant pride referendum. covid aside, cork has vibrant pride celebrations| has vibrant pride celebrations and now danny larue s grandnephew has established a leading election of drag performance, the house of mockie ah. we are ireland first s drag house and we are the biggest house, others are springing up, and there is this incredible scene where you see all of these different styles of drag underperformers which we didn