Tributes pour in following death of gay Irish scholar and author Dr Éibhear Walshe
Dr Éibhear Walshe, the Director of Creative Writing and a senior lecturer in the School of English at University College Cork (UCC), has passed away at the age of 61.
The “treasured colleague” had worked at UCC for 30 years prior to his passing on Sunday, July 28, and was the author of three novels, as well as 11 edited volumes, three monographs, a memoir, and a plethora of academic essays.
While Walshe was a heavy hitter in the Irish literary scene for his writings on modern Irish fiction and drama and the interconnections between politics, literature, sexuality, and Irish identity, his work took a turn following the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Ireland in 1993.
Since then, Walshe was a trailblazer for gay and lesbian literary studies, particularly regarding Irish literature and culture.
