Who is LINC for and what does LINC aim to do?

LINC Resource Centre aims to: Improve the quality of life, health and well-being of all women who identify as lesbian or bisexual in Ireland. Objectives:

• To build a safe, accessible and vibrant community centre (actual and virtual) for lesbians and bisexual (LB) women.
• To provide information and support for LB women and their families.
• To promote the mental, physical, emotional and sexual health of LB women.
• To inform and contribute to relevant policy development at local, regional and national level.
• To be a model of best practice rooted in feminist, social justice and community development principles.

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.

LINC Resource Centre 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 have also begun to 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.

LINC Groups

DROP IN – LINC is open for Drop-In Tuesdays 11am to 3pm, Wednesdays 11am to 3pm, Thursdays 11am to 8pm and Saturdays 1-4pm. Please feel free to call in for a cuppa, a chat, meet a friend or just to read a book or use the Wi-Fi.

SOCCER – Mondays at 7pm, Glen Resource Centre

Rí-Rá Ciorcal Comhrá – is an Irish Language group via Zoom on Wednesday lunch times

Drama – Tuesdays 7-9pm, in LINC

Badminton – Tuesdays 8.00-10.00pm in Hollyhill, contact us at [email protected] for further info

Lunch Bunch – Wednesdays 12.30-2.30pm in LINC.

Knitting Group – in person group, email for details [email protected]

Peer Support – These are held on Zoom, contact [email protected] to find out more.

LINC-IN – Private Facebook group, email [email protected] for more info

Book Club – First Friday of each month, 7-9pm in LINC, lesbian or bi-themed books are the usual choices.

Adventure Club – On a Saturday or Sunday every 2 months we go on a new adventure. It’s a great way to meet people and have a load of fun. (currently taking a break)

Support group for parents of LGB children (of all ages) – Meets on the second Friday of each month in LINC at 7pm.

Support group (TransParenCi) for family of Trans children (of all ages) – Meets on the third Friday of each month in LINC at 7.30pm.