It’s that time of year: time to panic-buy all of your Christmas gifts. There’s sure to be something here for everyone in this curated list of queer Irish gifts.
Dirt Bird
Sarah Devereux, AKA the Dirt Bird, makes incredible queer and Irish wares, including pieces featuring her iconic Gas Bitch and Cladussy designs, and will be hocking them at Folio Christmas Market at Flux Studios this weekend.
Sarah’s Simulacrum
Sarah sells a whole range of cute, funny, giftable pieces such as the ‘Serving Caint’ tote. They will be at Purple Llama Market in Celbridge this weekend.
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In Rainbows – badges, apparel and print
Alli McKee is an artist and small business owner from County Down in Northern Ireland. His queer-owned Irish small business sells handmade custom badges, pins, prints, jewellery, apparel, and stickers. His work centres around queer Pride and the celebration of identity. In Rainbows will be at Hustle Market in Belfast tomorrow evening, December 12, 6-9pm.
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Kiki Na – jewellery, prints, clothes, calendars and cards
Kiki Na offers a wide range of stunning handmade jewellery, and the best thing about these queer Christmas gifts is that no two pieces are alike. Kiki says the jewellery includes designs, “ranging from musical icons such as Bowie, artists such as Frida Kahlo, political figures, writers, actors…” and more! There’s something for everyone, and pieces with beautiful messages like “The Brits ruined everything” or “Eat the Rich”.
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Books
For the bookworm in your life, get them something from the Read with Pride section of Gutter Bookshop. There’s a fabulous selection, including work from Irish authors, like Oisín McKenna’s Evenings and Weekends, a novel to remind you of summer and warm the spirits, or the historical Reeling in the Queers: Tale of Ireland’s LGBTQ Past by Páraic Kerrigan.
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Ciara Purdy Pictures – embroidery
If there’s anyone on your list who would appreciate displaying some profanity in their home, Ciara Purdy Pictures has exactly what they need. Ciara offers plates, frames and embroidery in a variety of creative and fun designs. Go check them out. She will be at Gauche Market in Wigwam this Sunday, December 14!
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Weird Watercolours designs
You can’t miss these incredible Christmas gifts from Weird Watercolours. This queer-owned and run company boasts designs, “heavily influenced by memes culture and queerness, with a twist of Irish nostalgia.” They have a novelty section, too. From post-it note pads in the style of breasts, aptly named ‘Post Tits’, to a mini wooden spoon called ‘The Little Shit Stirrer’, they have it all!
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Selkies – prints
Selkies is from Dublin, although she’s now living in Brussels. Her work draws on intimacy, femininity, and camp. Prints of her work, as well as adorable Irish-themed totes, are available in her shop.
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P.Shirts – apparel
With cosy knits, fleeces and oversized jumpers, P.Shirts offers unique unisex apparel. The store is run by an Irish/Venezuelan couple who spread a message of love, tolerance, equality, friendship and union in all of their work.
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Faerly – sustainable gifts
Faerly is passionate about supporting local gift makers. The two owners, James and Eoin, live in Kildare with their chickens and their cat, and they intend to help customers live simpler lives. Perfect for the sustainable people on your list, they avoid unnecessary chemicals and plastics in their products.
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Mundo Moo
Get someone you love some stylish and cosy clothing from the beloved illustrator-turned-fashion-designer-slash-comfort-enthusiast Mundo Moo. Daniel Mooney, the man behind Mundo Moo, recently worked in the costume department of Wednesday!
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Lenny the Jeweller – jewellery
Based in Dublin, Lenny Coffey is an Irish designer and contemporary jewellery artist whose work has gained lots of recognition, including a Bronze Award from the Goldsmith’s Craft and Design Council UK in 2019 and a nomination for the acclaimed NCAD Staff Prize in 2020. Their business is a platform for their work that shares their “narrative style of designing where each piece tells a story”.
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Hazel Coonagh – prints
A Dublin-based artist who is very well known to GCN, Hazel Coonagh’s multifaceted work uses a “combination of disciplines with photographic portraits at its foundation”. Alongside her photography, which has been featured on several GCN print covers, Coonagh also commonly features “hand embroidery, digital editing, and mixed media” in her work.
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Eraqurio – prints
Eraquario is a Dublin-based, Brazilian street artist and print-maker specialising in LGBTQ+ printmaking. His recognisable pop-art designs have been plastered all over Dublin city, and a World AIDS Day campaign in partnership with Poz Vibes Podcast and Quirk Market, where the artist (alongside many of the other Irish creatives on our list) can often be found selling his prints. His prints are now available for sale at Queer Hawk!
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Rotten Rouge
Looking for a gift for the nature lover in your life? Check out Rotten Rouge! Owned and operated by Dublin-based painter Eibhin, Rotten Rouge offers a variety of products, including hand-painted tote bags, plant pots, linocut prints and stickers of Eibhin’s original artwork. They will be at Gauche Market in Wigwam this Sunday, December 14!
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Sponsorsheeps
Sponsor a gay sheep on behalf of an animal-loving, pro-gay rights loved one this holiday season. ‘Sponsorsheeps’ are available with Rainbow Wool, the farm that rescues gay sheep from slaughter.
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Adonis Flowers Designers – flowers
Adonis Flowers won Outstanding Small Business of the Year earlier this year at the Galas! This iconic flower shop, located on Patrick Street in Dublin City, offers beautiful and colourful bouquets, soy candles, and locally handmade ceramics that are the perfect Christmas gift for a friend, family member, or colleague. They also make beautiful Christmas wreaths to decorate your home this holiday season.
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GCN – apparel and Q card
Are we a little biased? Maybe… but seriously, look at this fab collection of merch! In addition to our usual selection of fabulous designs, we also have exclusive Christmas jumpers. Not only will you be best-dressed at your festive soiree, but the proceeds also allow us to keep GCN a free resource for our beloved LGBTQ+ family – everybody wins!
Why not treat yourself or some loved ones to some tickets for our phenomenal raffle! Check out the phone book-length list of ridiculously good prizes.
Okay, one more thing, this Christmas, treat yourself to a year-long subscription to GCN magazine and receive our exclusive Q Card! As a special thank you to our readers for their support, we’ve teamed up with businesses and organisations across Ireland to offer you exclusive subscriber discounts and offers with the new Q Card, your passport to queer Irish life.
Enjoy special discounts and offers at a number of Irish businesses, including Chapter’s Bookstore, The George, Pinocchio restaurant, Outhouse Café, Wagamama, the Gaiety School of Acting, and much, much more!
To receive your very own Q Card, subscribe to GCN and enjoy all the perks of being a member.
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