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Sep 2025
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SETTLE IN: Kevin Penrose on the struggle...

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Eoin Sheahan was joined by Kevin Penrose, openly gay Gaelic Football player from Tyrone, to chat about coming out as a GAA player, moving away from the GAA before returning with the help of others, and the importance of male allies to the LGBTQ+ community. 

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